AVITAMINOSIS
АВИТАМИНОЗ
Kateryna Ruzhyna • Ukraine, Czech Republic • 2023 • 26 min. • Digital
SYNOPSIS
The unfavorable situation of the labor market during the pandemic pushes Kateryna to work in a fraudulent call center that sells vitamins that promise “magical” success to its consumers. While this helped to survive financially, months of isolation, irritated customers and a common frustration took her into a vitamin deficiency, so-called avitaminosis.
The film is a journey into fragility and the search for healing and love in an increasingly suffocating world for young generations.
TRAILER
WORLD PREMIERE COMING SOON.
AWARDS
Special Mention
ANTOFACINE International Film Festival. Chile (2024)
Special Mention at the European Competition & Special Mention of the Youth Jury
Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen. Netherlands (2024)
Lune D’Or / Best Film
7ème Lune Festival International des jeunes cinéaste. France (2024)
Best Film Main Competition
Marienbad International Film Festival. Czech Republic (2024)
Best Film by the Young Jury & Special Mention at the Short Film Competition
Working Title Film Festival. Italy (2024)
FESTIVALS & ALTERNATIVE SCREENINGS
Doclisboa International Film Festival. Portugal (2023)
DokumentART European Film Festival. Germany (2023)
L’Alternativa Barcelona Independent Film Festival. Spain (2023)
Lublin Film Festival. Poland (2023)
CORRIENTE Encuentro latinoamericano de cine de no ficción. Peru (2023)
Eastern Neighbours Film Festival. Netherlands (2023)
ZUBROFFKA International Short Film Festival. Poland (2023)
ZOOM-ZBLIŻENIA International Film Festival. Poland (2024)
Festival Filministes. Canada (2024)
Kino Pavasaris Vilnius International Film Festival. Lithuania (2024)
Sarajevo Film Festival. Bosnia & Herzegovina (2024)
DocsMX International Documentary Film Festival. Mexico (2024)
CREW
DIRECTOR & SCREENWRITER
Kateryna Ruzhyna
PRODUCER
Kateryna Ruzhyna
CAMERA / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Kateryna Ruzhyna
SOUND EDITING
Maks Kara
EDITING
Kateryna Ruzhyna
EDITING SUPERVISORS
Anna Belova
Maxim Smirnov
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Polina Olkhovnikova
SUBTITLES
Daria Gundina
Anton Romanenko
Diana Bagaturia
SUPPORTED BY
Institute of Documentary Film
FESTIVALS & SALES
María Vera (KINO REBELDE)