anna ivanova
anna is a researcher, filmmaker, and visual artist with a background in visual anthropology and computer science.
anna employs installation and filmmaking as their preferred mediums for artistic research. Their research interests encompass visual activism in queer pornography, body politics, philosophy of technology, and digital intimacy.
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BODYPHORIA BANGERS
"Bodyphoria Bangers" ushers you into a queer, post-fitness utopia where metaphor-driven movement meets audacious body celebration. Beyond a mere workout, this film is an invitation to a rebellious rave of bodily freedoms, challenging the tired scripts of body image and fitness. It serves up a hearty slice of cake along with a liberating dose of camp, exalting the beauty of embracing our bodily wonders, supported by a league of queer wellness warriors.
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2023-2024
PORNTRAITS
The visual and sensorial ethnography of queer and feminist porn performers deals with the representation of queer and BIPOC performers.
Read moreShort film series & multi-channel video installation
2021-2022
PULLED BY HER
This film explores the process of what it takes to create a queer porn film, starting from the performer's contemplation of their take on sex and sexuality to the visceral reality of performance, shedding light on the intricacies of queer self-expression and filmmaking.
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2021-2022
A BAG OF FLOUR, A LICK OF LUCK
The film follows Maria, whose life, dictated by AI and societal norms, begins to unravel as she seeks a more authentic existence. Faced with the monotony of her perfectly ordered life, she embarks on a quest to redefine her relationship with food, not as a controlled routine but as an intimate expression of her desires.
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2021-2023
DARE2DATE
The film explores the dating landscape during the COVID pandemic through video interviews with young men in Berlin. Participants, recruited from dating apps and disguised with Snapchat filters for privacy, share their candid thoughts in a setting designed to mimic real dates. "Dare2Date" reflects on how the pandemic redefined the pursuit of connection in a world where distance has become the norm but the human longing for intimacy persists.
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2020
ON THE RUINS OF NATURE WE BUILD A SHRINE
Visit a future shrine built from glowing plastics and digital screens, offering artificial sensory experiences of a lost natural world. Each chamber mimics a sense—sight, touch, smell, hearing, taste—evoking solastalgia, the profound longing for a vanished home. This immersive environment invites to contemplate our environmental impact and the haunting absence of nature in our future.
Read moreMulti-media installation
2020
IN THE MOOD FOR FOOD
This short film explores the complex and often traumatic relationship with food. As the protagonist meticulously consumes their scarce meal, a narration of sayings from various cultures—evoking limitations, superstitions, and judgment—provides a backdrop.
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2020