When Danish filmmaker Lea Glob first portrayed Apolonia Sokol in 2009, she appeared to be leading a storybook life. The talented Apolonia was born in an underground theater group in Paris and grew up in an artists’ community—the ultimate bohemian existence. In her 20s, she studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, one of the most prestigious art academies in Europe. Over the years, Lea Glob kept returning to film the charismatic Apolonia and a special bond developed between the two young women. The result is a fascinating portrait, spanning 13 years, of a young woman trying to find her place in the art world. Apolonia is confident in her talent, but her path is not always an easy one. Life is not a storybook; one of the lessons Apolonia learns is that women painters have to make more sacrifices and overcome greater obstacles than their male counterparts do. This also applied to the friend she lived with for a long time, Oksana Shachko, one of the founders of the feminist action group Femen. Apolonia’s resilience is put to the test.
| Original title | Apolonia, Apolonia |
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| Danish title | Apolonia, Apolonia |
| Keywords | France, Denmark, USA, Poland, Turkey, Sokol, Apolonia, Artists, Women, Young women, Painters, art of painting, The, Art exhibitions, Friendship, 2000-2009, 2010-2019, 2020-2030 |
| Director | Lea Glob |
| Screenplay | Lea Glob |
| Producer | Sidsel Lønvig Siersted |
| Director of Photography | Lea Glob |
| Editor | Andreas Bøggild Monies, Thor Ochsner |
| Sound | Anna Żarnecka-Wójcik |
| Composer | Jonas Struck |
| Appearance | Apolonia Sokol, Oksana Shachko, Aleksandra Tlolka, Hervé Breuil |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Domestic distribution | Camera Film |
| International sales | CAT&Docs |
| Danish theatrical release | 23.03.2023 |
| Online release | 30.10.2023, Filmcentralen |
| Comment | Lea Glob's documentary 'Apolonia, Apolonia' has won the Award for Best Film at the IDFA festival in Amsterdam. It is her first feature film outside co-direction. She has co-directed the feature film: 'Olmo & The Seagull' (2015) with Petra Costa, and 'Venus' (2016) with Mette Carla Albrechtsen. Glob's work is centered on strong female character’s, and she uses cinema to make visible hidden social structures, so we can see them in new ways. |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 11 |
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| Production company | Danish Documentary Production |
| Co-production | Staron Film |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut |
| Domestic distribution | Camera Film |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Lea Glob |
| Director | Lea Glob |
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| Screenplay | Lea Glob |
| Voice over manuscript | Lea Glob |
| Voice over manuscript | Andreas Bøggild Monies |
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Production |
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| Producer | Sidsel Lønvig Siersted |
| Executive producer | Hanka Kastelicova |
| Executive producer | Eva Mulvad |
| Executive producer | Mikala Krogh |
| Executive producer | Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær |
| Executive producer | Pernille Rose Grønkjær |
| Co-producer | Malgorzata Staron |
| Line producer | Emma Sonne-Hansen |
| Post Producer | Mia Bang Stenberg |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematographer | Lea Glob |
| Cinematographer: Additional shoot | Maggie Olkuska |
| Cinematographer: Additional shoot | Magda Bojdo |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Andreas Bøggild Monies |
| Editor | Thor Ochsner |
| B-editor | Claudio Hughes |
| B-editor | Allan Funch Petersen |
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Music |
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| Composer | Jonas Struck |
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Production design |
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| Art director | Susanne Eeg |
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Sound |
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| Sound designer | Anna Żarnecka-Wójcik |
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Visual effects |
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| Graphic design | Torsten Høgh Rasmussen |
| Colorist | Anders V. Christensen |
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Appearance |
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| Appearance | Apolonia Sokol |
| Appearance | Oksana Shachko |
| Appearance | Aleksandra Tlolka |
| Appearance | Hervé Breuil |
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