Electra

TITLE

Electra

DIRECTOR

Michele D’Anca

COUNTRY

Czech Republic, France, Slovakia

YEAR

2023

DURATION

27′

GENRE

Fiction

Overview

Electra

Electra rethinks her 10th birthday, mixing memories with dreams. Isolated in her fantasy world full of busty dolls, plastic men’s body parts and dentist tools, she builds up her own relationships with her body and sexuality. Diving deeper into her childhood memories, Electra goes through the most painful memories to let her suppressed feelings come out.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Daria Kashcheeva

Daria Kashcheeva (1986) is an independent film director based in Prague, finishing her studies at the Department of Animated Film at FAMU in Prague. Her student films featured at many international festivals. Daria ’ s original "To Accept" won the Nespresso Talents 2017 film competition in Cannes. In her Bachelor ’ s puppet animation "Daughter " , Daria experiments with camera motion and explores the topic of the father-daughter relationship. The film was premiered at Annecy Animation Film Festival and got Cristal for the Best Graduation Film and Young Jury Award. "Daughter " has got more than 100 awards and was a nominee at the 92nd Oscars. The wide success of "Daughter " allowed Daria to work with a bigger team in semi-professional conditions on her graduation film "Electra " .

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Daria Kashcheeva

Daria Kashcheeva (1986) is an independent film director based in Prague, finishing her studies at the Department of Animated Film at FAMU in Prague. Her student films featured at many international festivals. Daria ’ s original "To Accept" won the Nespresso Talents 2017 film competition in Cannes. In her Bachelor ’ s puppet animation "Daughter " , Daria experiments with camera motion and explores the topic of the father-daughter relationship. The film was premiered at Annecy Animation Film Festival and got Cristal for the Best Graduation Film and Young Jury Award. "Daughter " has got more than 100 awards and was a nominee at the 92nd Oscars. The wide success of "Daughter " allowed Daria to work with a bigger team in semi-professional conditions on her graduation film "Electra " .

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