ENG
directors note
Once, I experienced an unusual emotion I could not name. From it, a scene was born,
and then the film. I wanted to preserve this feeling as an artifact, sharing it beyond memory.
I found it in the moment when a daughter turns to her mother for an abortion.
The film follows a lost teenage girl seeking her place in the world and her significance in her mother’s life. The mother expresses care through control, while the daughter resists but also longs for closeness. The heroine asserts control over her body and choices,
yet ultimately returns to her mother, allowing shared responsibility. The abortion is her decision, carried out by another, binding their lives through a deep, shared experience.
In the end, they reach a dialogue: the daughter entrusts her wellbeing to her mother, then follows her to a rite of purification, where the mother returns control to her. The film closes with portraits of both, highlighting their individuality and mutual respect.
and then the film. I wanted to preserve this feeling as an artifact, sharing it beyond memory.
I found it in the moment when a daughter turns to her mother for an abortion.
The film follows a lost teenage girl seeking her place in the world and her significance in her mother’s life. The mother expresses care through control, while the daughter resists but also longs for closeness. The heroine asserts control over her body and choices,
yet ultimately returns to her mother, allowing shared responsibility. The abortion is her decision, carried out by another, binding their lives through a deep, shared experience.
In the end, they reach a dialogue: the daughter entrusts her wellbeing to her mother, then follows her to a rite of purification, where the mother returns control to her. The film closes with portraits of both, highlighting their individuality and mutual respect.
Toli
Anya is a young woman who seeks to discover something about her absent father figure,
but the strained relationship with her mother doesn’t allow for much leeway. When the mother brings home a strange male figure, their relationship only gets worse. Between raves and rituals typical of Buryatia, a republic that, despite being part of Russia, is marked by Siberian culture and traditions, Anya strives to rid herself of the anguish in her body.
but the strained relationship with her mother doesn’t allow for much leeway. When the mother brings home a strange male figure, their relationship only gets worse. Between raves and rituals typical of Buryatia, a republic that, despite being part of Russia, is marked by Siberian culture and traditions, Anya strives to rid herself of the anguish in her body.
directors note
Once, I experienced an unusual emotion I could not name. From it, a scene was born,
and then the film. I wanted to preserve this feeling as an artifact, sharing it beyond memory.
I found it in the moment when a daughter turns to her mother for an abortion.
The film follows a lost teenage girl seeking her place in the world and her significance in her mother’s life. The mother expresses care through control, while the daughter resists but also longs for closeness. The heroine asserts control over her body and choices,
yet ultimately returns to her mother, allowing shared responsibility. The abortion is her decision, carried out by another, binding their lives through a deep, shared experience.
In the end, they reach a dialogue: the daughter entrusts her wellbeing to her mother, then follows her to a rite of purification, where the mother returns control to her. The film closes with portraits of both, highlighting their individuality and mutual respect.
and then the film. I wanted to preserve this feeling as an artifact, sharing it beyond memory.
I found it in the moment when a daughter turns to her mother for an abortion.
The film follows a lost teenage girl seeking her place in the world and her significance in her mother’s life. The mother expresses care through control, while the daughter resists but also longs for closeness. The heroine asserts control over her body and choices,
yet ultimately returns to her mother, allowing shared responsibility. The abortion is her decision, carried out by another, binding their lives through a deep, shared experience.
In the end, they reach a dialogue: the daughter entrusts her wellbeing to her mother, then follows her to a rite of purification, where the mother returns control to her. The film closes with portraits of both, highlighting their individuality and mutual respect.
Toli
Anya is a young woman who seeks to discover something about her absent father figure,
but the strained relationship with her mother doesn’t allow for much leeway. When the mother brings home a strange male figure, their relationship only gets worse. Between raves and rituals typical of Buryatia, a republic that, despite being part of Russia, is marked by Siberian culture and traditions, Anya strives to rid herself of the anguish in her body.
but the strained relationship with her mother doesn’t allow for much leeway. When the mother brings home a strange male figure, their relationship only gets worse. Between raves and rituals typical of Buryatia, a republic that, despite being part of Russia, is marked by Siberian culture and traditions, Anya strives to rid herself of the anguish in her body.
diana Mashanova
director:
diana Mashanova
writer:
drama
genre:
directors note
Once, I experienced an unusual emotion I could not name. From it, a scene was born,
and then the film. I wanted to preserve this feeling as an artifact, sharing it beyond memory.
I found it in the moment when a daughter turns to her mother for an abortion.
The film follows a lost teenage girl seeking her place in the world and her significance in her mother’s life. The mother expresses care through control, while the daughter resists but also longs for closeness. The heroine asserts control over her body and choices,
yet ultimately returns to her mother, allowing shared responsibility. The abortion is her decision, carried out by another, binding their lives through a deep, shared experience.
In the end, they reach a dialogue: the daughter entrusts her wellbeing to her mother, then follows her to a rite of purification, where the mother returns control to her. The film closes with portraits of both, highlighting their individuality and mutual respect.
and then the film. I wanted to preserve this feeling as an artifact, sharing it beyond memory.
I found it in the moment when a daughter turns to her mother for an abortion.
The film follows a lost teenage girl seeking her place in the world and her significance in her mother’s life. The mother expresses care through control, while the daughter resists but also longs for closeness. The heroine asserts control over her body and choices,
yet ultimately returns to her mother, allowing shared responsibility. The abortion is her decision, carried out by another, binding their lives through a deep, shared experience.
In the end, they reach a dialogue: the daughter entrusts her wellbeing to her mother, then follows her to a rite of purification, where the mother returns control to her. The film closes with portraits of both, highlighting their individuality and mutual respect.
Toli
Anya is a young woman who seeks to discover something about her absent father figure,
but the strained relationship with her mother doesn’t allow for much leeway. When the mother brings home a strange male figure, their relationship only gets worse. Between raves and rituals typical of Buryatia, a republic that, despite being part of Russia, is marked by Siberian culture and traditions, Anya strives to rid herself of the anguish in her body.
but the strained relationship with her mother doesn’t allow for much leeway. When the mother brings home a strange male figure, their relationship only gets worse. Between raves and rituals typical of Buryatia, a republic that, despite being part of Russia, is marked by Siberian culture and traditions, Anya strives to rid herself of the anguish in her body.
Selections:
Locarno Filmmakers Academy Screenings
Golden Ger International Film Festival (Best International Narrative Short)
YOUKI International Youth Media Festival
European Film Forum SCANORAMA New Baltic Cinema
SHNIT Worldwide Short Film Festival
TiSFF * THESS International Short Film Festival
Curitiba International Film Festival - Olhar de Cinema
