Child of Dust (Weronika Mliczewska) Poland |

Child of Dust
Weronika Mliczewska
Poland. 2025. 93 min

Sang is one of countless children left behind by American soldiers after the Vietnam War—unwanted, discriminated against, and scarred by a war that took more than just his father. When Sang unexpectedly locates his gravely ill father in the U.S., he becomes determined to meet him, even though it comes at a price. The only way to fulfill this need is to move to the U.S. permanently, leaving behind his beloved wife, daughter, and grandson. In this foreign land, he struggles to find his place—not only in a society that sees him as an outsider but also within an American family that never knew of his existence. Cultural barriers collide when the past catches up with the present in the least expected ways.

WERONIKA MLICZEWSKA

Weronika Mliczewska is a documentary filmmaker and anthropologist whose work explores themes of identity, belonging, and cultural resilience. She studied anthropology and filmmaking in the UK, Poland, and the USA, earning a joint honors degree in Media and Communications and Cultural Anthropology from Goldsmiths, University of London, and an MA in Science of Culture from the University of Warsaw. She later completed postgraduate studies in Directing Actors and Film Directing at UCLA Extensions in Los Angeles.
Weronika’s previous films always involved extensive travels—spanning Uganda, Nigeria, Mexico, India, Vietnam, Spain, Japan, South Africa, and the USA—which have shaped her immersive storytelling style.
Her previous works, including Speechless in Japan (2016), Catalan Dream (2020), and Long Way (2017), have been screened at international film festivals and broadcast on major networks. In addition to filmmaking, Weronika is a published author and speaker on topics related to migration, transgenerational trauma, and cultural identity.
Child of Dust is Weronika’s feature-length documentary debut as a director and a producer, a project she has worked on for over eight years.