Burdened by years of shame about her own body, a young girl wages a silent battle with compulsive overeating, while from the shadows she is haunted by her grandmother’s cruelty.
Twenty-four-year-old Maca has spent her entire life being watched, weighed, and judged. Every bite she takes is counted by her father, every gesture examined by her mother, and every memory haunted by the sharp cruelty of her grandmother whose voice still echoes in her head, calling her a “starving pig.” Maca hides her binge-eating behind closed doors, secretly documenting every bite, every calorie, every attempt to outrun the shame that has followed her since childhood. Her family ignores the roots of her pain, choosing silence over understanding, just as generations before them did. When Maca’s grandmother dies, the event cracks something open inside her. The memories she has tried to bury resurface vividly: the silk tablecloths, the holiday feasts, the humiliating comments, the piercing gaze of a woman who once valued beauty above love. The past and present begin to merge. As Maca spirals deeper into her disorder, she finds herself seeing her grandmother’s reflection over her
Country of production
Croatia
Target audience
12
Animation technique
2D Vector Based
Production company
Adriatic AnimationEstimated budget
150000
Funding secured
Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) – Croatia – €5,000 (applied, decision pending). Development support application submitted. Sisterhood of Young Animation Auteurs (SYAA) Workshop – Romania – in-kind support (workshop participation). The project was selected for the 2026 SYAA workshop in Bucharest, providing mentorship and project development support. Project status: The project is currently in the early development stage, with the script completed and initial visual and storyboard development in progress.
Stage of the project
Development (existing script)
