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My idea of myself (2020)

Students film Duration 34:51

My idea of myself

Sonya, 23, is a successful Estonian fashion model. Volia, 32, explores female identity, vulnerabilities, and wants to look behind Sonya’s facade. The film exposes Sonya’s gloss during professional photoshoots, and unmasks her traumas in intimate talks with the director. While opening up those two sides of Sonya’s personality, the film shows how female friendship emerges and what women have in common.

Director: Volia Chajkouskaya

Keywords: self-definition | feminism | identity | model | fashion | women | patriarchy | pop culture | trauma | View all »

Main Data

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Production Firm(s) TLÜ Balti filmi, meedia, kunstide ja kommunikatsiooni instituudi (BFM) dokumentaalfilmi MA õppekava
Film Category Students film, Documentary
Text / Dialogue Estonian, English, Russian
Subtitles English
Duration 34:51

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