Marcella Sembrich was a world-famous artist and millionaire, the woman who opened the Metropolitan Opera with her aria and remained its star for the next 25 years. Radka Franczak, Polish director, embarks on a journey into the hidden history of her family, seeking to understand why the existence of Marcella’s fascinating and mysterious great-grandmother was concealed from her. In a personal film essay, she reveals the painful record of family history and the astonishing story of Sembrich’s life.

Lost Voice

dir. Radka Franczak / 75′ / PL

• documentary film
• written and directed by: Radka Franczak
• director of photography: Agata Grzybowska, Michael Ackerman, Piotr Stasik
• editing: Michał Lejczak, Natalia Jastrzębska, Agata Grzybowska, Radka Franczak
• producer: Katarzyna Ślesicka, Daria Maślona
• production: My Way Studio, Silver Frame
• co-production: Wladyslaw Slesicki Film Foundation
• status: planned year of completion 2025