Duhovnica
- Documentary Film
- 98' 15''
- 2023
- Slovenia
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We follow Protestant Pastor Jana as she is moving away from the Church. But first, she has to confront her childhood sexual abuse, long-buried family wounds and the newly diagnosed life-threatening disease.
Jana is a Evangelical Protestant pastor working in two small parishes in deprived villages on Slovenian outskirts. She has a strong religious background, with both of her parents being pastors. She has overcome childhood sexual abuse and a rebellious youth marked with troubled relationships. With her humorus and open spirit and in constant “search for God”, she feels more and more trapped in the traditional teachings of her Church. She is faced with a life’s dillema weather to step away from the pastorhood. It takes courage to stand up for your own beliefs and confront long burried family wounds as your body battles a life-threatening disease.
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Film odlikuje spretna uporaba tehnik opazovalnega dokumentarca, s katerimi režiserka več let spremlja junakinjo, ko polna ljubezni in predanosti premaguje težave iz preteklosti in sedanjosti, od spolne zlorabe v otroštvu do težav materinstva in poklicnih krivic, ki jih doživlja kot evangeličanska duhovnica. Poglobljeno pokaže, kako se duhovnica Jana pogumno upre družbenim pričakovanjem in cerkvenim dogmam, gre proti toku in se postopoma prelevi v junakinjo, ki se postavi zase.
Sara Gjergek nas z montažo v Duhovnici skozi jasno razdelan in pronicljiv dramaturši lok popelje v življenje glavne protagonistke filma. Iz materiala uspe izluščiti vse najbolj pomembne postaje njenega življenja in odpreti pomembna družbena vprašanja. Gre za kompakten film z množico informacij, ki se skozi igriv ritem razpirajo v intrigantno in sočutno zgodbo.
BALKAN STARS $10 000 (The co-production award in this category is presented by Al Jazeera Documentary Channel): Woman of God by Maja Prettner, Iza Strehar, Boštjan Virc
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Duhovnica je film z močno protagonistko, ki izredno dobro deluje pred kamero, kot je razvidno iz priloženega video raziskovalnega materiala. Dopušča nam vstop v svoj osebni prostor, kjer se vrtinčijo njeni strahovi, travme in veselje. Vsebinsko film odpira pomembne eksistencialne teme na večih nivojih: od družbenih konfliktov do osebnih travm.
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