Husband and Wife

Running time: 36'46"

The wife of a Polish immigrant finds out that her husband died suddenly whilst working abroad, and his body was captured by the local authorities and the police for investigation. With no economic means or practical support from anyone, she embarks on a journey to London to find his body and take it home. Her battle with bureaucracy to secure a decent burial for her late husband paves the way through the streets and institutions of London and informs the intimate picture of her personal reflections on life, love and death.

 

 

 

Authors:

  • Matthew & Marta Hawkins

    M+M Hawkins are a filmmaking and academic team working across documentary, ethnography and experimental film. As activists engaged with grassroot communities, they are committed to issues of belonging, migration, and social justice. As academics, they investigate those issues empirically and philosophically, while looking into the potential of cinematic narrative, affect, and representation in theory and practice.

    Filmography

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