SOMA

Situated in a strange, trashy universe, the story revolves around two creatures. A taxidermist and a butcher. The butcher gets the taxidermist hooked on his drugs, which he offers an alleged cure for the taxidermist's disease. The taxidermist becomes a junkie and gives away the
most precious love to the butcher in exchange for more drugs. After realizing what he did, he goes to take what belongs to him, but the path ahead is a one way journey.

  • Sandra Jovanovska
    Director
    Scarecrow Cross, The Mery and Jesus Galaxy, Animals are special effects
  • Sandra Jovanovska
    Writer
  • Ivan Antic
    Writer
  • University of Nova Gorica School of Arts
    Producer
  • Boštjan Potokar
    Producer
  • Samo Bihar
    Key Cast
  • Ivan Antic
    Key Cast
  • Sandra Jovanovska
    Key Cast
  • Filip Bihar
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Animation
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 10 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 15, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Slovenia
  • Country of Filming:
    Slovenia
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of Nova Gorica School of Arts
  • Festival of Slovenian Film
    Portoroz
    Slovenia
    September 19, 2019
    Slovenian
    Young Jury Award - Ostrenje Pogleda
  • Animateka
    Ljubljana
    Slovenia
    December 8, 2019
    European Young Talents Comeptition
  • K3 Film Festival
    Villach
    Austria
    December 5, 2019
    Best Short Film
  • Oregon State International Film Festival

    United States
    June 1, 2020
    In competition
  • Cinedays
    Skopje
    Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
    July 10, 2020
    In competition
  • Kolkata International Micro Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    April 1, 2020
    In competition
  • Oaxaca film fest
    Oaxaca
    Mexico
    March 1, 2020
  • 10th MikroFAF – International festival of DIY and independent short film

    March 1, 2019
    Competition
  • 5th Newes Sloveniches Kino,

    March 1, 2019
    Competition
  • 3rd International ACFF

    March 1, 2019
    Competition
  • 5th Days of Slovenian film

    October 1, 2019
    Selection
  • 3rd International Palm Springs Festival and Expo

    July 1, 2019
    Competition
  • 17th Abuja International Film Festival

    July 1, 2019
    Competition
  • 9th Morbido Merida

    July 1, 2019
    Competition
  • 5th Animation marathon

    July 1, 2019
    Competition
  • 12th Oregon State International Film Festival

    July 1, 2019
    Competition
  • 5th Anti-hero production genre fest

    United States
    August 1, 2019
    Best Animated Film Award
  • 18th Festival de cinema estudianti

    July 1, 2019
    Competition
  • 11th Oneota film Festival

    August 1, 2019
    Competition
  • 10th Watersprite Film Festival

    United Kingdom
    April 1, 2019
    Best Editing Nominee
  • 15th Athens Animfest, Athens

    Greece
    June 1, 2019
    Special Mention for Best Animated Film
  • 10th MystiCon Independent Film

    June 1, 2019
    Competition
  • 6th Beeston Film Festival

    United Kingdom
    June 1, 2019
    Best Sound Editing Nominee
  • Anifilm, Liberec

    July 1, 2019
    Competition
  • Leiden International Short Film Experience

    August 1, 2019
    Competition
  • Life after oil international film festival

    September 1, 2019
    Competition
  • Kannibal fest

    September 1, 2019
    Competition
  • Sajeta Art and Music Festival

    August 1, 2019
    Selection
  • Star Film Fest

    August 1, 2019
    Competition
  • Flipbook film festival

    September 1, 2019
    Competition
  • Kino Otok - Video na plaži

    June 25, 2019
    Selection
  • Student film festival

    September 1, 2019
    Competition
  • Fekk - Ljubljana Short Film Festival

    August 26, 2019
    Competition Programe - Slovenia
  • Leofanti

    July 1, 2019
    Best Short Award
  • Leofanti

    July 1, 2019
    Audience Award
  • Festival Ecuadoriano de Cine Autk

    August 1, 2019
    Competition
  • Balkan Film Food Festival

    October 1, 2019
    Competition
Distribution Information
  • School of Arts, University of Nova Gorica
    Distributor
    Country: Slovenia
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Sandra Jovanovska

Sandra Jovanovska is a film director and artist from Skopje (MK), currently completing her master degree at the University of Nova Gorica School of Arts. In her creative work, Jovanovska is fluctuating between digital and analogue media, frequently using the method of recycling, both physically and intellectually. Her first film Scarecrow Cross (2016) won, among others, the Best Student Film Award at the CineDays European FF in Skopje (MK), while the film Animals are Special Effects (2017) won the Best Experimental Film Award at the Progeny SFF in Blacksburg, Virginia (USA). Her graduation puppet animation film Soma received the 2019 Best DSAF Student Film Award as well as the Ostrenje pogleda Award at the Festival of Slovenian Film.

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Director Statement

The animation “SOMA” is envisioned as a character-driven thriller, presented in a new, inventive visual aesthetics. Although situated in a parallel universe, the narrative follows a rather typical human story.
All objects in the film have an unconventional, deduced appearance, introduced in a rather theatrical, unfinished mannerism to emphasize the switch between the staged and the natural.
Furthermore, the next focal point of the action derives from my interest in addictions, both real and imaginary. My intention is to explore the connection between the two, by playing with their roles.
Finally, the story also addresses questions of forgotten love, obsession and identity. Is the only way to beat an obsession by replacing it with another one? Is our strongest, basic feature our weakest point? These are only possibilities and impossibilities which I tend to explore with this film.