MADE IN X
26-Best Student Fiction
Sofia Ivanova-Kozhevnikova
United Kingdom,
Fashion Film,
Drama,
Docu-Fiction,
Social Justice / Human Rights,
Political Commentary,
Immigration,
Cultural Identity,
Narrative Short,
Debut Director,
Independent,
English,
Russian,
00:05:03
Blending raw documentary realism with surreal, stylised dreamscapes, visual activist film MADE IN X follows a young immigrant navigating life on the margins of a society that sees her as a label before a person. From workplace microaggressions to housing discrimination, her daily struggles are interwoven with poetic sequences where traditional garments, textures, and memories become tools of resistance and an escape. As fashion transforms into a language of identity and protest, the film explores how origin defines worth - not only for fashion items, but for people as well.
Film block:
STUDENT FICTION / STILL LIFE
Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 2
- Language English, Russian
- Country United Kingdom
- Genre Fashion Film, Drama, Docu-Fiction, Social Justice / Human Rights, Political Commentary, Immigration, Cultural Identity, Narrative Short, Debut Director, Independent
- Producer Patrycja Pietras, Polina Kulbachevskaia
- Cast Ava Merson-O'Brien
- Year of creation 2025
- Duration 00:05:03
London-based fashion filmmaker and visual director originally from Moscow, working with photography and video since age 15. Her multidisciplinary practice blends strong visual language with reflection on identity, transformation, and social perception, often using fashion and abstraction as narrative tools. She holds a BA in Film & Television Production and is completing an MA in Fashion Film and Digital Production at UAL (London College of Fashion), directing, shooting, and editing narrative-driven work across film, fashion, and music.
