Description
Simple demands of love, which are usually hidden behind closed doors of fear and vulnerability, are playfully celebrated here as a riddle of shapes and gestures found among tons of archival material.
About the director:
Zhenia Kazankina
Born in Moscow, Russia in 1996, Zhenia Kazankina (she/her) is a screenwriter and director and a graduate of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK). Her work revolves around themes of solitude, attachment, and alienation from a feminine perspective. Her short films have screened internationally in festivals such as Locarno Film Festival, Palm Springs ShortFest, ZINEBI, True/False and many others. She participated in the In Silico competition of Message to Man IFF 2023 with Empty Rooms. She is an Alumna of Locarno Filmmakers’ Academy and Spring Academy and of Reykjavík Talent Lab.