| Daughter | |
| Director: | Daria Kashcheeva |
| Producer: | Zuzana Roháčová, Ondřej Šejnoha, Martin Vandas |
| Music: | Petr Vrba |
| Cinematography: | Daria Kashcheeva |
| Editing: | Alexander Kashcheev |
| Studio: | FAMU - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, MAUR film |
| Distributor: | Miyu Distribution |
| Runtime: | 15 minutes |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Budget: | 750,000 CZK[1] |
Daughter (Czech: Dcera) is a 2019 Czech short animated drama film directed by Daria Kashcheeva. The film received 38 awards during half a year after its premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, including the Annecy Cristal for the best film in the graduation films category, and a Student Academy Award (Student Oscar). It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[2] [3] [4]
The film is told without words. It is about the complicated relationship of a young woman with her father.[5] She meets with him in a hospital room where she remembers her childhood and complicated relationship with her father and how they parted ways until they meet again and finally reconcile.[6]
Daughter is the product of the director's longtime interest in psychology, relationships, and the lasting imprint of childhood experiences.[7] The film tells a complicated story about the relationship between a father and his daughter. Kashcheeva invented hand held camera movement for her film, which was never used before in stop-motion.
For Kashcheeva, part of the challenge of creating Daughter stemmed from her desire to bring a dirty, imperfect, documentary feel to a stop-motion world. The aesthetic she aimed for was inspired, in part, by Dogme 95 and films by the Dardenne brothers.
| Year | Event | Award | Category | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 46th Annual Student Academy Awards | Student Academy Awards | International Film Schools: Animation | [8] | |
| Annecy International Animation Film Festival | Cristal for a Graduation Film | [9] | |||
| Junior Jury Award for a Graduation Film | |||||
| Fantoche International Animation Film Festival | Best Film | [10] | |||
| Melbourne International Film Festival | City Post Award | Best Animation Short Film | [11] | ||
| 2020 | 2020 Sundance Film Festival | Jury Award | Best Short Film | [12] | |
| 27th Czech Lion Awards | Magnesie Award | Best Student Film | [13] | ||
| 92nd Academy Awards | Academy Awards | Best Animated Short Film | [14] [15] | ||