Amnion

Sarah Lomenová / Czech Republic / 2025 / World Premiere / 12 min.

synopsis

The amnion – the fetal membrane protecting the embryo – becomes a metaphor in the film for an intimate space where pain can be shared and a path to healing sought. This sensitive portrait of three women whose lives have been marked by sudden separation is carried from the outset by a meditative soundtrack that shapes an environment in which personal experience becomes expressible. Ritual gestures – traditional costumes, cooking together, hugging – create a protective shell that allows pain not only to be expressed and shared, but also transformed.

“True healing simply means opening yourself up to the truth of your life.” — from the film’s accompanying material

biography

Sarah Lomenová (b. 1995) is a filmmaker based in Prague. She studied animation at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and art therapy, and is currently a student in the master's program in documentary filmmaking at FAMU. In her work, she combines auteur film with a therapeutic approach. Her films Reborn (2020), Marsonaut (2020), and Serpentis (2022) were screened at the Ji.hlava IDFF.