Živa
Experimental film ŽIVA, about the Slovene pagan goddess of love and prosperity, is inspired by the national epic The Baptism on Svica (1836) by France Prešeren.
Experimental film ŽIVA, about the Slovene pagan goddess of love and prosperity, is inspired by the national epic The Baptism on Svica (1836) by France Prešeren.
Živa (The Death of the Goddess Živa) is inspired by the Slovene national epic The Baptism on Svica (1836) by France Prešeren. Živa was a pagan goddess of love and prosperity. The meaning of her name is Life, Alive, Living. The poem about the violent Christianization of the Slovenes, depicts Živa as she is being replaced by Virgin Mary. In twelve semi-abstract scenes the film introduces transformations of the goddess through her relationship to nature and historic events, suggesting the senselessness of wars. Despite the violent changes of Živa’s identity and heartbreaking love story between the pagan hero Črtomir and the priestess Bogomila, the spiritual dimension of the female principle at the core of the film remains the same: life, prosperity, love.
Vienna Independent Film Festival 2022,
VASTLAB Experimental Film Festival 2022,
BIDEODROMO International Experimental Film and Video Festival 2023
International Art Film Festival 2023
Vienna Film Festival 2022 - Best Short Film Award
Actor - Natasha Maidoff