Flesh
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.
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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
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