Silver Women
- Title: Silver Women
- Year of production: 2024
- Duration: 26`
- Director: Barbara Babačić
- Screenwriter: Barbara Babačić
- Camera: Branko Manzin
- Sound: Zoran Medved
- Editing: Kristina Barišić
- Music: Josip Maršić (JMZM)
- Producer: Borko Novitović
- Production: Filmaktiv
"Silver Women" is an intense portrait of Bolivian women who live a miserable life in a mining community near the city of Potosi. Filmed over the course of a month in 2014, the film explores women's contribution to the mining economy, while simultaneously problematizing their marginalization and stigmatization within Andean culture. Director Barbara Babačić asks questions about the economic burdens these women carry and explores the cultural norms that make them invisible in society.
Director:
Barbara Babačić was born in Rijeka in 1978. She graduated in Cultural Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy in Rijeka, and is currently studying for a Doctorate in Literature, Performing Arts, Film and Culture in Zagreb. She worked on a number of cultural projects and collaborated with numerous as...
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