‘Body,’ About Former Model Battling Auto-Immune Disorders, Boarded by Lightdox Ahead of Sarajevo Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor French-based sales agency Lightdox has acquired the international rights to feature documentary “Body” by Slovenian director and screenwriter Petra Seliškar ahead of its world premiere at the 29th edition of Sarajevo Film Festival.
The trailer for the film has just been released (below). The film screens on Aug. 14 as part of the Heart of Sarajevo competition for best documentary, which is for films from Southeast Europe and Southern Caucasus. “Body” spans two decades of Seliškar’s close friend Urška Ristić’s life, when she was battling rare auto-immune diseases.
The film blends intimate conversations, personal archives and creative visuals to explore the mysteries of the human body and the power of art and friendship to understand its essence.
It is a tumultuous journey toward healing and self-acceptance. Bojana Maric, head of sales and acquisitions at Lightdox, praised the director for being “patient and sensitive” on a film that took two decades of “friendship and persistence” to complete.
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