BFI Documentary: Tŷ Unnos

Length: 12min

It is said that Penrhos cottage was built in one night. According to Welsh folklore, if you could build a house overnight on common land, with smoke rising from the chimney by dawn, the place would be yours to keep. 200 years later in rural Pembrokeshire, the house stands still in time. Beneath its thatched roof lived Rachel and Maria, two sisters who spent their days crafting a life that defied societal rules written for women. Quietly radical, the pair were celebrated by the whole community. Tŷ Unnos is a fairytale documentary told through the eyes of the children who once visited. Recounting memories of Penrhos and the legacy of its last owners, the past flickers back to life.

credits:
Directed - Lily Tonkin-Wells and Nina Allmoslechner
Produced - Rhys Thwaites-Jones
Director of Photography - Laura Aguilera
Editor - Margred Pryce
Composer - Gwen Sion
Sound Mixing and Mastering - Diana Silva Amado
Online Editor - Abby Colquhoun
Colour Grade - Cristina Giribets
Graphic Design - Hannah Woollam
Photographer - Nina Maria Allmoslechner
Location assistant - Amélie Denizou Lund