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Catcave Hysteria

Future Frames: Generation NEXT of European Cinema 2022 / Tjejtoan 4-ever / Sweden 2021

If you thought that the ladies’ restroom is a place where women do their make-up while engaging in friendly banter, Catcave Hysteria will disabuse you of that idea. It’s time to tear down the stereotyped image of women as the “fairer sex” who always hold each other’s hair back over the toilet bowl.

Catcave Hysteria Catcave Hysteria

Synopsis

Anything can happen behind the closed door of the women’s restroom. But if you thought that the toilet is a place where women do their make-up while engaging in friendly banter, Catcave Hysteria will disabuse you of that idea. Sure, once the door closes girls will engage in relaxed conversation, but it can take an unexpected turn at any time. Confiding in one’s sister leads to expressions of concern, while gossip has the power to hurt those not meant to hear it. Angelika Abramovitch’s vividly dynamic and playfully confrontational exploration of female relationships tears down the stereotyped image of women as the “fairer sex” who don’t know how to bare their claws.

Sandra Hezinová

About the film

20 min / Color, DCP

Director Angelika Abramovitch / Screenplay Agnes Jeppsson / Dir. of Photography Malin Lq / Music Javad Safari / Sound Tove Lidman / Editor Tove Lindblom / Producer Hawa Sanneh / Production Stockholm University of the Arts / Coproduction Swedish Television / Cast Asta Kamma August, Camila Bejarano Wahlgren, Dilan Apak, Doreen Ndagire, Vivi Laakko, Klara Hodell Risberg, Tina Po / Contact Swedish Film Institute

About the director

Angelika Abramovitch

Angelika Abramovitch. Selected filmography: The Horse (2014, short), Blue Moon (2017, short), PAPPA (2019, short doc.), Pacific Patch People (2020, short), Catcave Hysteria (Tjejtoan 4-ever, 2021, short).​

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Fax: +46 866 118 20
E-mail: [email protected]

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