Dominika Łapka graduated in film studies from the Jagellonian University in Krakow, in screenwriting from the Łódź Film School and from the Wajda School, where she took part in the Development Lab and Script programmes. She made her debut as a director with Lila (2015), a short feature which has been screened at international festivals all over the world and has won a number of awards, including a Best Selection award at the Kaohsiung Film Festival (Tawain, 2016) and the Andrzej Dolata Award for the Best Debut at the Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival (USA, 2016). Dad You've Never Had is her first documentary.