Daughters. Russian documentary on domestic violence

The characters of this film faced violence in their own families. In the interviews, they tell about the impact, rendered on them by their parent’s unhealthy relationship.

  • Aida Yavbatyrova
    Director
  • Aida Yavbatyrova
    Writer
  • Aida Yavbatyrova
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Доченьки
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 20 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    300 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Country of Filming:
    Russian Federation
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Documentary film festival "Pereprava"
    Tomsk
    Russian Federation
    June 22, 2019
    Big prize
  • Kazan International Youth Film Festival
    Kazan
    Russian Federation
    September 5, 2019
    Short list
  • International Student Festival "HUMANI FUTURE"
    St. Petersburg
    Российская Федерация
    November 29, 2019
    Best Documentary
  • International Student Festival "HUMANI FUTURE"
    St. Petersburg
    Российская Федерация
    November 29, 2019
    People's Choice Award
Director Biography - Aida Yavbatyrova

Aida Yavbatyrova was born and raised in the city of Makhachkala (Dagestan). In 2017 she graduated from St. Petersburg State University with a degree in TV and radio journalism. In 2019, he completed a master's degree at St. Petersburg State University as a documentary filmmaker. As a dissertation project she presented the film "Daughters", which is Aida's debut as a director. At the moment he is working as a producer at a St. Petersburg TV company.

In early 2020, she released a social video "The Art of Growing", dedicated to the problem of harassment and manifestations of sexism. The work became the winner of the All-Russian competition of social films "You are not alone" (St. Petersburg). She also released the second part of the "Daughters" project, dedicated to the problem of sexism and women's rights in the Caucasus, Tibet and Denmark.

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