FELLOWS
Satellite Fellows 2025
Paulina Jaskiewicz
FILMMAKER SHARING FEMALE STORIES THAT EMPOWER
AMPLIFYING UNTOLD VOICES & CRAFTING POWERFUL NARRATIVES THAT CHALLENGE AND INSPIRE
Paulina Jaskiewicz is a Polish-born filmmaker, who relocated to the United States at the age of 19 to pursue her creative passion influenced by American movies. Her cinematic journey started during an exchange program, sparking a storytelling passion through film courses at the University of Hawaii. Paulina made her directorial and producing debut in 2021 with the award-winning short documentary “Wide Open Dreams” recognized at Oscar and BAFTA qualifying festivals. The film was also supported by the Red Hour production company owned by Ben Stiller. She is a member of The Academy of Motion Pictures Gold Program and the Lake Placid Film Festival Fellowship. Paulina has gone on to collaborate on numerous films and television shows, including projects for major studios like Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Studios, Universal Pictures, Lionsgate, and Netflix gaining on-set experience. She’s a filmmaker whose work focuses on strong female characters and social impact issues. Beyond film, she’s a three-time Polish Handball Champion and a former player in the Junior National Team of Poland.
BLISS
RESONANCE OF RAW EMOTION
BLISS is a short narrative film exploring the delicate balance between holding on and letting go, revealing the resilience of familial bonds and the enduring power of memory amidst the ravages of time and illness.
A daughter’s emotional journey navigating the challenges to reconnect with her mother, who is slowly losing herself to Alzheimer’s, draws her into the heart-wrenching memories of her mother’s war-torn childhood in Poland.
It is an exploration of the unbreakable bonds between generations. As a Polish filmmaker, I feel driven to blend my country’s rich history with timeless themes of love, loss, and memory crafting stories that resonate universally across cultures. This story is my tribute to female strength and resilience – themes I passionately advocate for in my work. Through Alina’s journey, we learn that sometimes the greatest act of love is to become the storyteller of someone else’s life — to remember for them when they no longer can.
