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IDFA 2022

Apolonia, Apolonia

Lea Glob
Denmark, Poland, France
2022
116 min
World Premiere
Festival history

When Danish filmmaker Lea Glob first portrayed Apolonia Sokol in 2009, she appeared to be leading a storybook life. The talented Apolonia was born in an underground theater in Paris and grew up in an artists’ community—the ultimate bohemian existence. In her 20s, she studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, one of the most prestigious art academies in Europe. Over the years, Lea Glob kept returning to film the charismatic Apolonia and a special bond developed between the two young women.

The result is a fascinating portrait, spanning 13 years, of a young woman trying to find her place in the art world. Apolonia is confident in her talent, but her path is not always an easy one. Life is not a storybook; one of the lessons Apolonia learns is that women painters have to make more sacrifices and overcome greater obstacles than their male counterparts do. This also applied to the friend she lived with for a long time, Oksana Shachko, one of the founders of the feminist action group Femen. Apolonia’s resilience is put to the test.

Credits
Director
Editing
    Andreas Monies,
    Thor Ochsner
Sound Design
    Anna Żarnecka-Wójcik
    Anna Żarnecka-Wójcik
Involved TV Channel
    HBO Max,
    ARTE - G.E.I.E.,
    AVRO-TROS,
    DR,
    SVT,
    yle,
    VGTV
    HBO Max,
    ARTE - G.E.I.E.,
    AVRO-TROS,
    DR,
    SVT,
    yle,
    VGTV
World Sales
    CAT&Docs
    CAT&Docs
Screening copy
    Danish Documentary Production
    Danish Documentary Production
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