The body in my head

The body in my head

2DES15
Director:Dagmar Smržová
Premiere:25. March 2024
Length:72 minutes
Genre:Document

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Director: Dagmar Smržová

From an early age, the actors and actresses in this documentary have heard*scurses of various types. Following a call from Czech Television, they are now meeting in a TV studio. The therapeutic safe space gives them the courage to share their emotions and experiences of body shaming. For a while they don't feel they have to hide something, please someone, look a certain way. They talk openly about non-acceptance, bullying, obsession with food and weight, scars on the body and soul. Others have long reduced their identity to a few hurtful expressions. The narrative becomes a means for the protagonists* to give context to these words and weaken their power.

Length: 72 min

Year: 2024
Local premiere date: 25. March 2024

Country of origin:

  • Czech Republic

TICKETS: https://goout.net/cs/telo-v-me-hlave/sziiiyw/

Director: Dagmar Smržová

From an early age, the actors and actresses in this documentary have heard*scurses of various types. Following a call from Czech Television, they are now meeting in a TV studio. The therapeutic safe space gives them the courage to share their emotions and experiences of body shaming. For a while they don't feel they have to hide something, please someone, look a certain way. They talk openly about non-acceptance, bullying, obsession with food and weight, scars on the body and soul. Others have long reduced their identity to a few hurtful expressions. The narrative becomes a means for the protagonists* to give context to these words and weaken their power.

Year: 2024
Local premiere date: 25. March 2024

Country of origin:

  • Czech Republic