UK, 2024, 21 min., Polish and Chinese with English and Bulgarian subtitles, dir. Alexandra Markovic, Julia Konarska
Inanimate Objects explores the human cost of reproductive policies in China and Poland, where state control over birth and abortion shapes deeply personal lives. Through intimate narrated letters, the film moves beyond political discourse to reveal how legislation quietly permeates everyday existence, giving voice to stories rarely heard in the mainstream.
Screenwriter: Aleksandra Markovic and Julia Konarska
DOP: Julia Konarska; Yin Yu; Pavel Konarski
Music: Queen Gonzalez
Production: Aleksandra Markovic and Julia Konarska
Director’s Biography:
Aleksandra Markovic is a producer-director and lecturer with over a decade of experience in non-scripted television and documentary filmmaking. She holds an MA in Documentary from Queen Mary University of London and teaches documentary and post-production at SAE Institute.
Julia Konarska is a London-based post producer and documentary filmmaker focused on marginalized voices and social justice. Her films have screened at HER Docs Film Festival and Fringe! Queer Film Festival.