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Body

Year
2023
Country
Slovenia, Croatia, North Macedonia
Duration
91’
Director
Petra Seliškar

Body is a poignant feature documentary by the acclaimed director Petra Seliškar, spanning two decades of her close friend Urška’s extraordinary life as she battles rare auto-immune diseases. Once a fashion model, now a professional pianist, Urška faces immense challenges, yet never loses her indomitable spirit. The film blends intimate conversations, personal archives and creative visuals to explore the mysteries of the human body and the power of art and friendship to understand its essence. A tumultuous journey towards healing and self-acceptance.

CREW:
Director: Petra Seliškar
Producer: Petra Seliškar Co-producers: Sara Ferro, Tamara Babun
Cinematographer: Brand Ferro
Sound: Vladimir Rakić, Vera Galešev
Production
Petra Pan Film (Slovenia) Co-production: PPFP (North Macedonia), Wolfgang & Dolly (Croatia)
Sales:
Lightdox
Awards
Vesna for the Best Documentary Film at the Slovene Film Festival (2023)
Director
Petra Seliškar

Petra Seliškar (b. 1978 in Ljubljana) is a director, producer and writer. She has the ability to clearly see importance in hidden details, and through them the essence in art, culture, nature and all aspects of life. This is why she has dedicated her time on this planet to life’s little pleasures, and of course to documentary cinema.

Selected Filmography
Farewell (2020), My World Is Upside Down (2016), Mama Europa (2014), The Grandmothers of the Revolution (2006)
Hall «KINOMAN»
Zhovten cinema
Kostiantynivska St, 26
Q&A
Original language with Ukrainian and English subtitles
By tickets
Adapted subtitles
Wednesday
05 June 2024
17:55
Hall «ANSHLAG»
Zhovten cinema
Kostiantynivska St, 26
Original language with Ukrainian and English subtitles
By tickets
Adapted subtitles
Thursday
06 June 2024
11:00
22 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
 6 — 13 
June 2025
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Country
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Country
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Country
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Country
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Duration
95’
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Country
USA
Director
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Duration
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Year
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Country
Georgia, Poland
Directors
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Duration
74’
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Year
2023
Country
Czech Republic, Slovakia
Director
Marta Kovářová
Duration
77’
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Year
2022
Country
Croatia
Director
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Duration
90’
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