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FACING FEARS by Almut Dieden
Pobjednički film SEF festivala 2017. je film „Facing fears“ autorice Almut Dieden. Stručni žiri kojeg čine Eva Kraljević, Sandra Urem i Sonja Leboš svoju odluku su obrazložile slijedećim riječima:
„U filmu Facing Fears pratimo priču žene (Jackie Scott) koja je veći dio života bila okružena nasiljem, smrću i siromaštvom. Umjesto očekivanog sažaljenja nad takvom sudbinom, osjećamo njenu determiniranost da preživi, a ponajprije da stekne samopoštovanje i time prekine prethodni životni obrazac.
Autorica je kroz jednu vrlo opipljivu priču prenijela kompleksnu sliku onog dijela društvene stvarnosti koja se tiče položaja žene, samohrane (po)majke, bivše prostitutke, ovisnice, stavljajući u fokus Jackieno emocionalno sazrijevanje, njezinu "transformaciju" i "rast" kroz pronalazak vlastite autentičnosti. Takvim pristupom, autorica Almut Dieden uspjela je prenijeti univerzalni element želje za životom preko kojega se svi mi možemo poistovjetiti s protagonisticom, unatoč različitim životnim pričama.
Facing Fears je film koji ostavlja izuzetno jak dojam samom pričom koja je, ispričana upravo neposredno filmskim jezikom, dobila "dodanu vrijednost".
Winner of SEF festival 2017. is film „Facing fears“ by Almut Dieden. Members of the jury Eva Kraljević, Sandra Urem and Sonja Leboš explained their decision with these words:
„In the film Facing Fears we are following the story of a woman (Jackie Scott) who was surrounded by violence, death and poverty most of her life. Instead of feeling pitty for her , we feel her determination to survive, and above all to gain self-esteem and break the previous form of life.
Through a very tangible story, the author portrated part of social reality regarding the position of a woman, single mothers, former prostitutes, addicts, focusing on Jackie's emotional "transformation" and "growth" through finding her own authenticity . With this approach, the author Almut Dieden has succeeded in showing the universal element of a desire for life, so we can all identify with her, despite the various life stories.
Facing Fears is a film that gives a very strong impression of the story that, was given "aditional value" trought the film language.“
O FILMU// ABOUT THE FILM
Facing Fears traces one woman’s journey to self-discovery. Jackie used to sell sex for money to buy drugs. She left sex work six years ago when she got out of rehab and her recovery from drug addiction began.
This film is about life’s transitions and the existential struggle of reshaping and rediscovering oneself whilst dealing with perpetual stigma and traumatic memories of the past. The film explores Jackie’s retrospection of abuse, rape and death, through to her experiences related to sex work and drug addiction. As she re-takes control of her life after decades of addiction, Jackie eventually learns to face her fears and turn her weakness into strength, taking her into an exciting present and future full of dreams and hopes, using her story to inspire other women.