“IT'S ONLY/NOT ONLY A BODY… OR A SHORT FILM ABOUT FREEDOM” AWARDED IN BELGIUM
The documentary by Michał Hytroś has received the award for Best Hybrid Documentary Film at the Ghent Viewpoint Documentary Film Festival.
The Ghent Viewpoint Documentary Film Festival, held in Belgium, is an event dedicated to documentary cinema. Its programme focuses on socially and politically engaged works, often addressing themes such as human rights, social justice, and contemporary conflicts. The festival features both emerging talents and established documentarians from around the world. The Ghent event is known for its intimate atmosphere and post-screening discussions with filmmakers.
“Love yourself.” This is the life credo of the protagonist in It's Only/Not Only A Body… Or A Short Film About Freedom – a photographer, traveller, and free spirit. Travelling the world in her camper van, she uses photography to help other women grow comfortable with nudity and to teach them self-love. Her subjects are often women who have struggled with eating disorders or accepting their own looks. Zosia has no permanent home – since leaving school at the age of eighteen, she has lived on the road. And while freedom remains her highest value, loneliness and the longing for love sometimes disrupt her travel plans.
A full list of awarded films can be found here.