Авитаминоз (Avytamynoz)

Synopsis

The fraught labour market during the pandemic pushed Kateryna to work in a fraudulent call center that sold vitamins promising consumers “magical” success. Although the job kept her afloat financially, months of isolation, irritated customers and widespread frustration caused her to suffer a vitamin deficiency: avitaminosis. A journey into fragility and the search for healing and love in an increasingly suffocating world for young generations.

Biography and Films

Kateryna Ruzhyna (Zaporizhzhia, 1995) is an Ukrainian filmmaker based in Czech Republic. She graduated in art history from Charles University, Prague, and studied art theory at the city’s Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design. Since 2020 she has worked on a number of short films as a set and costume designer. Авитаминоз is her debut short.