I'm a Self Made Woman / Ja sam svoj život posložila
Sonja Tarokić, Croatia, 2012.
Directed by: Sonja Tarokić
Script: Sonja Tarokić
Producer: Isa Živanoviæ
Production company: Akademija dramske umjetnosti, Zagreb
Cinematography: Danko Vuèinoviæ
Editing: Martin Semenèiæ
Cast: Marina Redžepoviæ, Karla Brbiæ, Iva Babiæ
Format: video
Running time: 26'
Synopsis
Silvija, a high-schooler, is begging her older sister Željka to sleep over, after their mother read Silvija's shameless blog that she shares with her best friend Danica. Although irritated because of their hangover, Željka takes them to her work in the morning. She works as a make-up artist on a soap opera. While preparing for going back home from the TV station, the girls start to philosophize and Željka's position is turning more and more awkward.
Awards and Festivals
Days of Croatian Film 2012 – Best Female Role Awards (Marina Redžepoviæ, Karla Brbiæ)
Directors Biography
Sonja Tarokiæ was born in Zagreb in 1988. She graduated in Film Directing from the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art and is now studying Comparative Literature at the Zagreb Faculty of Philosophy. She made a few short films: A Doll Like…, Red, Smart Girls (together with Hana Jušiæ), Whore! and I'm a Self Made Woman, for which she received awards.
Location and screening schedule: TUŠKANAC CINEMA, Tuesday, October 16th at 23.00