Guest House is a feature documentary that follows the stories of three women in a re-entry house as they attempt to acclimate to life after being released from incarceration and battling addiction, capturing a six month period of their lives.
The film takes you through the reality of reintegration from the prison system and dissolves some of the “otherness” that makes us feel more comfortable with our justice system. The feature attempts to objectively illuminate just how unjust “justice” can be, and just how not “other” many of these women are. The viewer gets to know the real hopes, dreams, desires, and disappointments of our protagonists, and gains insight into their choices.
The house is full of diverse personalities driven by survival instincts, and characters who use their humor and intelligence to deal with a broken justice system - a system that contributes to the recidivism of its criminals.
Distributed by
Our Team.
YAEL LUTTWAK
CO-DIRECTOR/CO-PRODUCER
Yael is an experienced director and producer. Her first feature, A Slim Peace, explores the relationships between Arab, Muslim and Israeli women in the West Bank, and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2007. Yael’s recent projects include directing the award-winning documentary Maine Girls, following 13 immigrant and U.S.-born teenage girls as they bridge cultural divides, which premiered at the 2017 Camden International Film Festival, and producing the documentary feature Journey From Evil: Boko Haram for Voice of America/Creative Associates broadcast in 2017. Yael's prior films include My Favorite Neoconservative, which screened at the San Francisco, Boston, and Washington, D.C. Jewish Film Festivals, and To Step Forward Myself, which premiered at the 2016 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and won both the Audience Award and The Robinson International Short Film Silver Prize. During her first job after film school, Yael was fortunate to work as Oscar-nominated acclaimed director Mike Leigh's researcher on his production of "Two-thousand Years," a play at London's National Theatre. Her first couple of short films have been widely distributed, among them Hans Rausing and Yitzhak Rabin: 1922-1995, a New Regency production. Yael is passionate about producing programs and digital content that capture stories which highlight the humanity of her protagonists while raising awareness for pressing social issues.
HANNAH DWECK
CO-DIRECTOR/CO-PRODUCER
Writer, director, producer, Hannah made her first comedy short, The Business Meeting, in March of 2017, and developed Dweck Productions, LLC in 2018. Since then, Hannah has directed a series of campaign videos for the Humane Rescue Alliance, in particular highlighting their HOPE Program, and was the location manager for the feature film, Framing John DeLorean (2019), starring Alec Baldwin. Dweck Productions has also partnered with Hardball Entertainment to produce the narrative feature Giving Birth to a Butterfly. With a BA from the University of Rochester in English Literature with a focus on women and film, Hannah developed a passion for films and a desire to create and produce her own movies that inspire audiences through storytelling, compassion and empathy. Guest House will be her first feature documentary.
