short film by Niti Theatre, 2021 (performer, Niti Theatre)
The film is a video experiment at the intersection of genres. This is a visual story in which an imaginative film language is intertwined with live performances and documentary-filmed monologues of the heroines, who were invited to express their taboo feelings one-on-one with the camera without witnesses and in the absence of sound recording. Such an experiment allowed us to reach a new level of honesty with ourselves and the audience.
The documentary part of the work which was deeply personal represents the study and observation of the almost intimate process of trying to connect with oneself, to get out of oneself, to express through speech or body movements what worries and haunts. Not surprisingly this experience of self-honesty sometimes turns into torture. It is not easy to look into unlit corners of your thoughts and feelings. In the film, you can see the non-verbal parts of the heroines' stories connected into a single stream. Uncontrollable powerful forces of nature is a full-fledged hero here that represents the image of a feminine, natural, deep, bodily principle. These forces increase tension and they also bring relief.
Flesh is one of the two substances of human nature. On the one hand, the flesh is understood as a human body that participates together with the soul in exploits. On the other hand, the flesh is understood as the totality of passions nesting in a person.
trailer
Team
Cast (performers)
Niti Theatre (Veronika Gurina, Anna Ponomarenko, Olga Kovaleva, Maria Lunina, Natalia Serebryakova, Antonina Medvedeva, Margarita Ostromogilskaya, Alyona Kalyanova)
Directors
Veronika Gurina, Anna Ponomarenko
Editors
Maria Berezhnaya, Anna Ponomarenko
Producer
Anna Ponomarenko
Director of photography
Maria Berezhnaya
Music composer
Vladislav Sirosh
Festivals
Apr 2024
Independent Youth International Film Festival — Best Experimental Film
Jan 2024
Toronto Indie Filmmakers Festival — Veronika Gurina for Best Actress
Nov 2023
New York Tri-State International Film Festival — Best Experimental Short
Oct 2023
Munich New Wave Short Film Festival — Best Women Empowerment Film
Oct 2023
Seoul International Short Film Festival — Winner "In the Name of Women's Rights".
2023
Madrid International Short Film Festival — Official selection
2023
Tokyo International Short Film Festival — Honorable Mention in the category "Women Empowerment"
2023
Femifilms Short Film (Barselona) — Official selection
2021
Moscow Shorts International Short Film Festival — Official selection
2021
Bucharest Feminist Film Festival — Official selection