I’m a Self-Made Woman

Sonja Tarokić201227:00

Željka’s younger sister Silvija begs her to let her spend the night, because their mom has just read her shameless blog and she doesn’t want to go back home. The next morning, Željka takes Silvija and her best friend Danica to a TV studio where she works as a make-up artist. While getting ready to return home and face their mom, the two sisters exchange some pearls of wisdom about life.

Sonja Tarokić

Sonja Tarokic (1988) has an MA degree in film directing, and a BA degree in literature. She is the author of several short films. On Shaky Ground was screened at Rotterdam IFF and awarded the best Croatian short at Zagreb Film Festival, while her other films (You Bitch!, I’m a Self Made Woman, Smart Girls, Red) were screened and awarded at numerous international festivals, such as Sarajevo FF, Vila do Conde, Angers Premiers Plans, NEXT Bucharest FF, Brief Encounters FF. She participated at respected workshops such as CPH:Lab, Sarajevo Talent Campus and Script&Pitch Torino Film Lab. She works in advertising, runs several film workshops, writes film reviews, and is currently developing her first feature film The Staffroom.

Production: Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb

Director: Sonja Tarokić

Cast: Ana Majhenić, Zoran Pribičević, Marica Vidušić, Iva Babić, Vlado Gojun, Raul Brzić, Ivana Krizmanić, Karla Brbić, Marina Redžepović

Costume Design: Katarina Pilić

Producer: Isa Živanović

Sound Design: Borna Buljević

Cinematography: Danko Vučinović

Screenplay: Sonja Tarokić

Editing: Martin Semenčić

Festivals and awards:
2013. 10th FRKA – Best Cinematography
2012. 8th Early Bird Student's Film Festival, Sofia – Award of the President of the Jury
2012. Revue of Croatian Film and Video – Best Film
2012. Days of Croatian Film – Best Acting (Marina Redžepović and Karla Brbić)