Electra

Czech Republic | 2023 | 27 min. | Daria Kashcheeva

Electra reflects on her tenth birthday; mixing memories, dreams, and hidden fantasies into a harrowing, mixed-media collage of a scarred adolescence.

  • Director: Daria Kashcheeva
  • Principal Cast: Zuzana Částková, Marie Verner, Zuzana Stivínová, Robert Jašków
  • Country: Czech Republic
  • Year: 2023
  • Running Time: 27 min.
  • Producer: Zuzana Krivkova, Martin Vandas, Tomáš Šimon, Richard Van Den Boom, Juraj Krasnohorsky
  • Screenplay: Daria Kashcheeva
  • Cinematographers: Daria Kashcheeva
  • Editors: Alexander Kashcheev
  • Music: Lucas Verreman
  • Website: Official Film Website
  • Awards: Toronto International Film Festival 2023 (Best Short Film)
  • Language: English
  • International Sales: Miyu Distribution

This film is playing as a part of Women on the Verge

Whether on the verge of a breakthrough or breakdown, these women-led stories explore womanhood’s ethos.

Please note: Two of the streaming shorts in this program are restricted to audiences in WA State.

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