Festivals & Awards:

• Gala Opening Night Shorts Program: Jersey Shore Film Festival, USA 2024
• Woman, Life, Freedom Film Festival, Australia 2024

Director's Statement:

"SHAME" is a variation on the shame associated with the objectification of women - the shame of a female victim who experiences it, and the shame of a man who, although himself a victim of patriarchal upbringing, opposes it.
Joo Joostberens, who is a feminist, speaks out in the era of #metoo about the sexualization of women's bodies in contemporary culture, but also refers to the current political situation in Poland, where human rights, including the right to abortion, are being restricted under the rule of the extreme right political movement. The film is a "protest movie" against the intensification of the sense of shame, which has become a very effective tool for the authorities to psychologically control women.