Double Trouble
TITLE
Double Trouble
DIRECTOR
Emilia Śniegoska
COUNTRY
Germany, Poland
YEAR
2025
DURATION
70′
GENRE
Documentary
Double Trouble
Once upon a time in a Polish village in Romania, Hanka and Bronka, left behind by their deceased husbands and their children who have emigrated for work, face everyday life with humour and persistence. Fighting to stay independent, they will soon need to make a life-changing decision. Is the world of these two lifelong friends coming to an end?
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Emilia Śniegoska
Emilia Śniegoska is a director and linguist. She graduated from the University of Greifswald (Germany) in 2010 with degrees in German as a Foreign Language, Baltic, and Finnish Studies. From 2006 to 2010, she collaborated with the Centre for Theatre Practices Gardzienice, exploring the intersection of language, movement, and performance. In 2018, she earned a degree in film directing from the Polish National Film and Television School in Łódź. Since 2014, she has worked as an assistant director on fiction and documentary films, as well as various television formats. Her short documentary 19.91 (2019), and her feature-length documentary debut, Double Trouble (2025) premiered at Visions du Réel 2025. She lives and works in Berlin.
- DirectorEmilia Śniegoska
- ScreenplayEmilia Śniegoska
- CinematographyEwa Radzewicz
- Cast
- EditingKatarzyna Drozdowicz
- Producer/s Justyna Rutkowska, Łukasz Bluszcz
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleDouble Trouble
- Project TypeDocumentary
- Completion Date1 January 2025
- Country of originGermany, Poland
- Country of filmingGermany, Poland
- Language
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Emilia Śniegoska
Emilia Śniegoska is a director and linguist. She graduated from the University of Greifswald (Germany) in 2010 with degrees in German as a Foreign Language, Baltic, and Finnish Studies. From 2006 to 2010, she collaborated with the Centre for Theatre Practices Gardzienice, exploring the intersection of language, movement, and performance. In 2018, she earned a degree in film directing from the Polish National Film and Television School in Łódź. Since 2014, she has worked as an assistant director on fiction and documentary films, as well as various television formats. Her short documentary 19.91 (2019), and her feature-length documentary debut, Double Trouble (2025) premiered at Visions du Réel 2025. She lives and works in Berlin.
