When a group of teenage girls – being pursued and searching for a place to hide at school - find shelter in the gym, they finally feel safe. But safer than the girl they have tied up and are keeping hostage…2
Regissørbiografi
Anna Demianenko is a Ukrainian director and producer based in the Netherlands. Her work focuses on female-driven narratives and socially engaged themes. She directed the award-winning short film KEEP A FIGHT (Ukraine) and the documentary CAGED (Spain), which was acquired by multiple broadcasters and VOD platforms in Spain and France. Her short WINE (2021), supported by the Limburg Film Fund and other Dutch cultural funds, screened at festivals in Canada, Ireland, the USA, India, and the Netherlands. Her latest film, ROUNDS (2024), featuring an all-female cast and shot on analog film, explores the cycle of bullying and revenge and won the Youth Jury Award at Asti Film Festival 2024.
As a producer, she co-produced CONVOI EXCEPTIONNEL (2019), selected for the Debut Competition at the Netherlands Film Festival. Additional co-productions include CROSSING THE BLUE (2022), selected for Go Short and the Tampere Film Festival, THOUGHTS ON PEACE IN AN AIR RAID, selected for the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2024, and UNAVAILABLE, selected for the Orizzonti Short Films International Competition at the Venice International Film Festival 2025.
