Prison Beauty Contest
Srđan Šarenac / Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia / 80' / 2024.
Synopsis

Pirajui is a small city with only 25 000 people and three prisons with 1500 prisoners in each prison. Graziella Fernanda Costa (45), the director of Pirajui prison, decides to bring back self-esteem to female convicts with organizing a prison beauty contest. The Beauty Contest will give back the female inmates goals, pride and steps towards improving their self-esteem. The beauty contest could be seen as some sort of revolt against the prison uniform. The movie follows three characters: Joyce competing for Miss Spring, Angel competing for Mister (transgender category) and Sueli competing for Miss Plus Size.

• Screenwriter Srđan Šarenac
• Cameraman Aline Belfort
• Editing Ksenija Petričić, Mina Petrović, Srđan Fink
• Producer Srđan Šarenac

Festivals and awards

17th Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival


Novi Film
ssarenac@gmail.com