CYCLE: DIRECTOR

From 23.05. To 02.06.2022.

16. Vox Feminae Festival

Heleni Smuha

 

Heleni Smuha is a Belgian-Israeli filmmaker, writer and ecofeminist activist. She has lived in Brussels, Buenos Aires and Barcelona and holds Masters degrees in Literature and Documentary Film Direction & Production. Her work mainly explores the themes of power relations, identity politics, the relationship between nature and technology, as well as art and language as a self-reflective medium.The common thread in her narratives is the idea that the personal is political and the principle of constant flux.

Filmography


Films by this director

Four Verses of Self Pleasure

(Mojarse en cuatro versos, Spain, 2021)

Directed by: Heleni Smuha
PHOTOGRAPHY: Virginia Glessi
Synopsis:

Seven women and one non binary person – all of different sexual orientations, age categories, and racial heritage – embark on a journey of deeper understanding regarding their relationship with masturbation. The protagonists share personal experiences orally as well as through the practice of writing, allowing them to dig deeper into their memories, emotions and personal transitions regarding a subject that for all of them has been, at some point in their lives, a taboo. The central metaphor and...

color, 64′
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