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30/03/2022 - The industry panel showcased a selection of promising Slovak projects in development, production or post-production by newcomers and established filmmakers, spanning various genres and cinematic forms
30/03/2022 - The industry panel showcased a selection of promising Slovak projects in development, production, or post-production by newcomers and established filmmakers across genres and cinematic forms
Slovak visual artist, writer and documentary filmmaker
Paula Äurinová recently introduced her first feature-length project,
Insides, at IFF Febiofest Bratislava Industry Days 2021 (see the report). Äurinová co-founded the Living Documentary organisation, and has been producing and promoting short documentary films since 2010.
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Cineuropa: You defined your feature debut as a creative documentary about collective anxiety, triggered by life in modern capitalism. Can you elaborate on
this
Paula Äurinová: The idea for
Insides has several inspirational backgrounds. One is my own personal experience with anxiety, burn-out and individual therapy. The other is my parallel interest in various support groups and contemporary philosophy. I realised that anxiety and stress are not solely an individual condition, but parts of a bigger problem influenced by life in a very fast-paced and performance-based society. This