Inner Room is a silent scream coming from a place you seem to know but never suspected existed inside you. A raw, invisible reflection of the unbearable weight of being… A place where you are the prisoner, the warden and the only savior. The short dance film – at once intimate and painfully honest, is dedicated to the fight against depression.
In fire safety guidelines, an “inner room” is a room where the only escape route is through another room.
The plot follows a young woman's surreal encounter with her own self in the abstract space of her inner world. It weaves together movement and narrative to reveal the amalgamation of complex emotions brought on by the state of depression. A polymorphous female character is the carrier of suspense building up throughout the film. It tells a delicate yet intense story about the personal struggle between despair and hope.
Inner Room is part of Muzotanz Dance Company’s socially engaged projects. It aims to promote a better understanding of the various states of depression, to prevent downplaying them and encourage sufferers to seek professional help.
The film is a screen debut for the choreographer and director Ina Gerginova.
Director Regisseur:in Regisseur Reżyser Realização Regissör
Ina Dimitrova Gerginova
Ina Gerginova is a choreographer, dancer, actress and teacher interested in interdisciplinary experimental formats. She is the founder of the Muzotanz Dance Company, focused in social engagement in arts.
Ina’s main tool of expression as a choreographer is contemporary dance. In her last two performances ("Plast-tonia" and "Differsonalities") she explores the use of dance dramaturgy, scenography and the cinematic approaches in theater.
In 2022, she directed her first short dance film "Inner Room" and was a scholarship holder of the ImPulsTanz dance festival's program for choreographers - ATLAS.
Ina is also practicing playback theatre.
She graduated NATFA "Krastyo Sarafov" (BG), BA in Dance Theater in 2013.
She has been working with many Bulgarian and foreign choreographers and participates in prestigious international forums.
Ina created the platforms "Muzotanz: Live" (a series of improvised dance performances) and "M.U.T.E" (laboratories for experimental collaboration between artists).
Her master's degree in "Artistic psycho-social practices and psychodrama" (NBU, BG) enriches her creativity, knowledge of group dynamics and management of artistic processes. She conducts various seminars for both professionals and amateurs.
Ina believes that art is for everyone, it should be accessible and "talk" about those things that are usually unspoken.
