Toronto IFF presents Slovak co-production films Solitude and Electra
The prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (7 - 17 September 2023) will present two Slovak co-production films. In the TIFF Discovery section, the feature film Solitude (dir. Ninna Pálmadóttir) will have its world premiere, while Electra (dir. Daria Kashcheeva) will be screened in the Short Cuts section.
The visually captivating drama Solitude is based on a screenplay by the award-winning Rúnnar Rúnnarson. The Icelandic-Slovak co-production (nutprodukcia) directed by Ninna Pálmadóttir tells the story of a farmer who has lived his whole life in the peaceful Icelandic countryside, but is forced by the state to sell his house. The man leaves his home and moves to the capital, where he soon meets a 10-year-old boy who delivers newspapers in the neighbourhood. A friendship is born that profoundly affects both the man and the boy.
After world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and screenings at the festivals in Annecy or Karlovy Vary, director Daria Kashcheeva will present her film Electra in Toronto’s Short Cuts section. The short animated film is inspired by psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. The protagonist Electra rethinks her 10th birthday, mixing memories with dreams. Isolated in her fantasy world full of busty dolls, plastic men’s body parts and dentist tools, she builds up her own relationships with her body and sexuality. Diving deeper into her childhood memories, Electra goes through the most painful memories to let her suppressed feelings come out.
published: 31.08.2023
updated: 31.08.2023