STRAY BODIES

SYNOPSIS

Robin is pregnant but doesn’t want to be a mother. Katerina and Gaia are singles but want a child. Anastasia’s mom died in a lot of pain, while Kiki suffers from an incurable disease and wants her life to end with dignity. Why is assisted dying not allowed in most European countries? Why is abortion banned in Malta? Why are women in Italy not allowed to have IVF treatments, unless they are in official heterosexual partnerships, while the Virgin Mary became pregnant without having had sexual intercourse? From Malta to Italy, Greece, and Switzerland, Stray Bodies is a road trip through Europe, where life and death lurk around every corner.

DIRECTOR’S BIOGRAPHY

Elina Psykou was born in Greece in 1977 and studied filmmaking and sociology in Athens. Her first feature as a screenwriter-director, The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas (2013), premiered at the Berlinale and participated in more than 40 international film festivals. In 2014, she won the first-time director award from the Hellenic Film Academy. Her second feature, Son of Sofia (2017), premiered in competition at the Tribeca and won the Best International Narrative Feature Award. It also won 5 awards from the Hellenic Film Academy, including Best Feature Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. Both films were part of the European Film Awards selection list in 2013 and 2017 respectively. Currently, she is financing her third feature, Patrimonial Fears and Other Illusions, and at the development of her first drama series, The Coroner’s Assistant. Stray Bodies (2023) is her first documentary.

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival – Special Mention/Amnesty International Award, International Jury Award/Special Mention
Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival – Special Mention/Best Balkan Documentary
Biografilm Festival – Manifesto Award

DESCRIPTION

STRAY BODIES (doc.)
DIRECTOR: Elina Psykou
COUNTRY: Greece, Switzerland, Italy, Bulgaria
YEAR: 2024.
RUNTIME: 109‘
LANGUAGE: English, Greek, Italian, Swiss German, Maltese, French
PRODUCTION: Jungle Films, Contrast, DocLab, Red Carpet
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PROGRAM LINE: FIRST TWO STEPS

10. 11. u 20.30 č Art bioskop Kolarac /
10. 11. u 19 č KC Novi Sad /
11. 11. u 20.30 č UK Parobrod