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Confessions of a Female Gamer by Dolya Gavanski explores the impact of a fictional character on the lives of several diverse female gamers. The film grew out of Dolya’s acting experience, being the voice of ‘the strongest woman in the world’ - Zarya, in one of the most popular video games, Overwatch.
At the heart of this story is a long-distance love affair that takes place entirely online for years before the two lovers finally get to meet in real life.
TYPE: Feature
GENRE: Documentary
STATUS: Production
ACCOLADES: Sheffield Meet Market; Barcelona Docs Pitch Forum; Sunny Side Pitch Award; Artist-in-Residency Program Award, Jacob Burns Film Centre and Women Make movies; East Doc Platform Award
LOGLINE
An actress, reluctantly cast as a voice of a powerful warrior queen in a smash-hit video game, becomes an unlikely heroine for female gamers around the world - and uncovers the battles unfolding in their lives.
As an actor I’ve made a profession of imagining I’m different characters. But I’ve been left amazed and humbled by the power of these women to transform their lives through their fantasies.
Dolya Gavanski
Women’s Day, includes personal testimonies by extraordinary women born in the USSR. Intimate, yet epic in its scale, researched in-depth and filmed over three years - this is the untold history of women in Russia and beyond. This creative feature documentary has won prizes in numerous festivals and has been distributed internationally. It also had a special screening at various cultural and educational institutions, such as Harvard University.
Purchase or rent Women’s Day on Sky, iTunes
The award winning feature documentary on Ukraine, Golos: Ukrainian Voices, takes us on a journey to Kyiv, Lviv, Odessa and the village Drabiv post Maidan protests in 2014, to to to explore the country’s identity through its national holidays.
Rent Golos: Ukrainian Voices here.
