House of Velvet

Storyline

House of Velvet is a short film that follows a day in the life of the Kiki House of Velvet members. Scattered moments from their everyday experiences in the outside world dissolve when everyone meets again in the safety within their chosen family. Scripted scenes merged with authentic and lived experiences of the characters show how the ballroom culture intertwines with their lives & vice versa.

About the film/director

Ivana Hucíková is a Slovak writer and director. In 2017, she was one of the Fellows of the UnionDocs Collaborative Studio in Brooklyn, NY, where she co-directed and edited an award-winning short documentary film INTO MY LIFE (Tribeca Film Festival, HotDocs, Camden, FestCurtas, POV shorts). Her latest short film HOUSE OF VELVET premiered at Mezipatra film festival, Slovak Queer film festival, Żubroffka 2023 and is now streaming globally on NOWNESS. In the past, Ivana participated in the IDFAcademy, Ex Oriente, American Film Showcase Workshop in Los Angeles, European Short Pitch or IDFA Forum. Ivana's work revolves around themes and stories about identity, belonging or ways of searching for personal liberation with special attention to feminist and queer issues. She recently completed her PhD in documentary film at the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and is now working on developing and producing new documentary and fiction projects as a freelance writer, director and producer.

FILMOGRAPHY:

• Matky a dcéry – documentary (2015)
• Into my life – documentary (2018)
• House of velvet – documentary (2023)

Credits

Director:

Ivana Huciková, Igor Smitka

Script:

Ivana Huciková, Igor Smitka

Camera:

Dusan Husar

Editor:

Barbora Bubelova

Ton:

Jan Licek

Music:

Mikulas Prihoda, Jan Licek

Producer:

Monika Lošťáková, Simona Hrusovska, Monika Prikkelova, Monika Kraft

Contact:

Monika Lošťáková

E-Mail:

monika@superfilm.me

• Slovakia

• Slovakian, Czech, English / subtitles English
• 2023
• 17 min