Private Project

Ellas

In this evocative film the director Marina Bakica explores the impending fabric of motherhood woven in tragedy and loss. The protagonist “Ellas” goes into a search of her past only to find herself entangled in her memories of despair over losing a child who perhaps was never hers to begin with.

  • Marina Bakica
    Director
    Screwball
  • Marina Bakica
    Writer
  • Momo Casablanca
    Producer
    Igor and Gashta
  • Johanna Yukiko Haneda
    Key Cast
    "Ellas"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 2, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Broadway International Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    August 24, 2022
  • Night of Drama Shorts
    Milan
    Italy
    Winner: Best Soundtrack -Sept-Dec-2023-
  • Blue Berry International Film Festival
    Karaikal
    India
    Winner: Best Silent Short Film & Best Women's Short Film (2024)
  • Mynah International Film Festival

    India
    Winner: Best Concept Film & Best Sound Design-Short Film & Best Women's Short Film (March 2024)
  • Macaw International Film Festival
    Chennai, Tamilnadu
    India
    Winner: Best Concept & Best Sound Designing & Best Women's Short Film ( March 2024)
  • Liber Films International Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    Official Selection for Best Symbolic Film & Best Non-Dialogue Film (2024)
  • Belgrade International Film Festival
    Belgrade
    Serbia
    Official Selection for Best Producer (2024)
  • Tokyo Shorts
    Tokyo
    Japan
    Semi-Finalist for Best Actress (2024)
  • Indian Independent Film Festival
    Kolkata, West Bengal
    India
    Official Selection for Best Silent Film (2024)
  • Hollywood International Golden Age Festival
    New York
    United States
    Semi-Finalist (2024)
  • Rotterdam Independent Film Festival
    Rotterdam
    Netherlands
    Semi-Finalist for Best Female Director for Short (2024)
  • New York International Women Festival
    New York
    United States
    Semi-Finalist (2024)
  • Your Way International Film Festival
    Valleta
    Malta
    Honorable Mention for Best Non-Dialogue Film (2024)
  • Dreamz Catcher International Film Festival
    West Bengal
    India
    Winner: Best Silent Film (2024)
  • Cine Sepia Reels Carnival
    West Bengal
    India
    Winner for Best Silent Film and for Best Women Centric Film (2024)
  • Cleveland Arthouse Film Awards
    Cleveland
    United States
    Semi-Finalist for Best Women short film (2024)
  • Paris Lady MovieMakers Festival
    Paris
    France
    Semi-Finalist for Best short film about women (2024)
  • Madrid Arthouse Film Festival (Maff)
    Madrid
    Spain
    Semi-Finalist for Best women's issue short (2024)
  • Brussels World Film Festival
    Brussels
    Belgium
    Semi-Finalist for Best Foreign Language Short (2024)
  • Hollywood Best Indie Film Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Official Selection for Best Indie Short Film (low budget) (2024)
  • Brooklyn International Short Awards
    New York
    United States
    Semi-Finalist for Best Soundtrack (2024)
  • Krimson Horyzon International Film Festival
    Kolkata, West Bengal
    India
    Winner Attainment Award for Best Silent Film & Winner Of Phenomenal Attainment Award for Best Women's Film (2024)
  • Indie Cine Tube Awards
    Kolkata, West Bengal
    India
    Winner for Best Silent Film from Unites States & Winner for Best Mobile Film for Unites States ( 2024)
  • London Women Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    Semi-Finalist-Best Drama Short (2024)
Director Biography - Marina Bakica

Marina Bakica is an actress from Argentina who resides in Los Angeles. She recently ventured into directing and producing her own shorts; "Screwball" (2020), and "Ellas" (2022).

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Director Statement

As a filmmaker my creative process is always in the moment of daydreaming. For this particular project, I imagined a woman entangled in a red fabric and started exploring the idea of memories and motherhood.