ELIXIR

ELIXIR

A woman with different-colored eyes is tattooed by an artist who has a snail tattoo on his arm. A young woman with vitiligo performs a piece inspired by her two-toned skin. A famous stage actress confides in her pedicurist that her ex-husband used to say she had ugly feet and an ugly nose. A nail artist with long acrylics and her client push back against the discrimination faced by women who wear nail extensions. A retired ballet dancer cooks at home while dancing. A winner of the Ms. Senior Croatia Pageant speaks to the water she uses to wash her face. An actress portraying Hebe, the goddess of youth, plays chess with the director—one of the pieces is a live snail. A yoga teacher looks for more laughter in her life. A 101-year-old woman has just started smoking… In this playful documentary fairy tale, each character discovers their own ELIXIR through laughter.

Script, director: VLATKA VORKAPIĆ

DOP: JASENKO RASOL h.f.s.

Editor: MARIJA PRUSINA BULJ

Sound recordist: JASENKO RASOL

Producer: VLATKA VORKAPIĆ

Executive producer: VLATKA VORKAPIĆ