I’M EVERY WOMAN
I’M EVERY WOMAN is an evocative documentary that weaves together the raw experiences of women confronting abortion, pregnancy loss and infertility. Through intimate interviews, verité-style reenactments and haunting animations, the film exposes the societal pressures, emotional turmoil, and complex journeys of women navigating their reproductive choices in a world that often silences them. From the 1960s under communism to modern-day women who choose not to have children, I’M EVERY WOMAN brings to light the universal yet deeply personal stories of courage, grief, and the ongoing fight for women’s rights. The narrative unfolds as a collage of four key women’s experiences from different backgrounds and time periods, culminating in a reflection on the regression of women’s rights in recent years.
While the live-action segments share real-life tales of women’s chronicles, animation will intertwine surreal and abstract visuals, drawing parallels and providing a space for the viewer to reflect and read into the footage. Central to the narrative is a recurring animated character, a collective female character, evolving and maturing throughout the story. Against a backdrop of apparently abstract landscapes the interconnectedness of women’s stories unfolds within a metaphorical body, gradually coming into focus as animation progresses. As each protagonist shares her journey, we witness the body’s transformation, mirroring their collective healing process, where individual narratives resonate within the larger tapestry of womanhood. Trough the women’s experiences, the body becomes a symbol or resilience and empowerment. We see them (the women) inhabiting different parts of the body – the ears, the mouth, the arms. Ultimately, as the women depart, we understand their stories leave a lasting imprint, culminating in supporting the body in an act of solidarity and leaving it in a state of peace, floating in a water of calmness, a simple action embodying the strength of every woman’s journey.
I’M EVERY WOMAN will be realized as a full-length animated-documentary film [80′] for festival, theatrical and television distribution. The personal stories will aim to find alternative audiences through an interactive exhibition and an online portal, thus inviting more people to share their stories and create a wider debate around the suppressed social subject. We are currently entering our pre-production stage: recording of preliminary interviews, working on the documentary script and advancing with the visual style. The project has received a script development grant from the Bulgarian Film Center. The film has been developed as part of the Balkan Documentary Centre’s Discoveries Program and after pitching as part of Sofia Documental received the Raina Consultancy Award, granted by Raina Film Festival Distribution.
As part of our film development and community building, we are organizing an interactive exhibition on the topic, called “One in Three”. The exhibition features stories and artwork from Romania and Bulgaria and had a successful launch in Bucharest (Sept 2024), at the cultural hotspot Rezidenta9 with the support of the AFCN (the National Cultural Fund Agency). Next stops will be Călărași, Romania(Muzeul Municipal Călărași, Oct ’24), Sofia, Bulgaria (DOZA gallery, Fev ’25 with the support of the Bulgarian Women’s Fund, co-organized with Future Perfect Foundation) and Timișoara (House of European Institutes, March ’25). Within the exhibition, we are organizing various Creative Therapy workshops, some of the works will be presented at the local exhibitions, if interested to join the workshops in Sofia, please read more and register here. We will keep you posted on our plans to show the exhibition in other cities (more event details on our FB page), please reach out to us if interested to host!
