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Hi everyone,
I'm an independent filmmaker, and my short film Belladonna is currently competing for the Sofia Coppola Award on Decentralized Pictures.
Belladonna is a pseudo-historical short set during the Hundred Years' War. It follows two aristocratic women who deliberately put belladonna into their eyes in pursuit of beauty, gradually blinding themselves. The film uses this fictional premise to explore privilege, perception, and the things people choose not to see.
Public voting is part of the selection process, so if you'd like to support the project, I'd really appreciate it if you could:
• Create a free account
• Vote for Belladonna
• Share the link if you know someone who might be interested
It only takes a couple of minutes, and every vote genuinely helps independent filmmakers.
Thank you.
https://app.decentralized.pictures/project/69fa5a5c81905deda3068473

Hi everyone,
I'm an independent filmmaker, and my short film Belladonna is currently competing for the Sofia Coppola Award on Decentralized Pictures.
Belladonna is a pseudo-historical short set during the Hundred Years' War. It follows two aristocratic women who deliberately put belladonna into their eyes in pursuit of beauty, gradually blinding themselves. The film uses this fictional premise to explore privilege, perception, and the things people choose not to see.
Public voting is part of the selection process, so if you'd like to support the project, I'd really appreciate it if you could:
• Create a free account
• Vote for Belladonna
• Share the link if you know someone who might be interested
It only takes a couple of minutes, and every vote genuinely helps independent filmmakers.
Thank you.
https://app.decentralized.pictures/project/69fa5a5c81905deda3068473

I'm an independent filmmaker currently developing a short film called Belladonna.
Logline:
During the Hundred Years' War, two aristocratic women deliberately blind themselves with belladonna in pursuit of beauty, embodying Pascal's idea of diversion as their world of spectacle and privilege shields them from the suffering their class chooses not to see.
The project is currently competing for the Sofia Coppola Award, and we've reached 38 votes so far.
I'm genuinely curious: does this premise resonate with you? Is this a film you'd want to see?
If you like the concept and would like to help bring the film to life, I'd be incredibly grateful for your vote:

https://app.decentralized.pictures/project/69fa5a5c81905deda3068473

And I'd love to hear your thoughts on the idea itself.

BELLADONNA
Two aristocratic women of the French nobility blind themselves with belladonna in pursuit of beauty.
A film inspired by Blaise Pascal’s idea of “diversion” — the human tendency to escape reality through distraction.
A gap between nobility and reality.
Privilege as a frame that produces blindness.
Beauty as denial.
BELLADONNA is about what happens when seeing becomes unbearable.

Hi everyone, We need your support!
Our short film Belladonna is currently competing for the Sofia Coppola Award.
If you believe in independent cinema and want to support emerging filmmakers, please take a minute to help us:
• Register on the platform
• Vote for Belladonna
• Share the link with anyone who might like the project
Every vote brings the film one step closer to becoming a reality.
Thank you for supporting independent cinema and women filmmakers. <3
Link is here

https://app.decentralized.pictures/project/69fa5a5c81905deda3068473

It only takes a couple of minutes, but it can make a huge difference for our project.

I am currently developing \*Belladonna\*, an experimental short film exploring social blindness, privilege, and the mechanisms of distraction.

Inspired by the historical use of belladonna—a substance once used to enlarge the pupils while gradually impairing vision—the film examines how beauty, spectacle, and entertainment can become ways of avoiding uncomfortable realities.

The project combines experimental cinema, performance art, and a visually rich symbolic language to reflect on contemporary social and political questions.

I am looking to connect with producers interested in:
• Experimental and arthouse cinema
• Artist moving image
• International co-productions
• Festival-oriented short films

About me:
I am Mary Sabalo Vladyshevskaya, an Angolan film director and multidisciplinary artist. My practice explores identity, memory, migration, and the relationship between personal and collective narratives.

Portfolio:

[https://readymag.com/u105259299/4367334/\](https://readymag.com/u105259299/4367334/)

If this project resonates with you, I would be happy to share the visual presentation and discuss potential collaboration.

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