A Marina ZVIDRIŅA Film
SOULTRAP
Audiovisual Horror Poem
Around them, the once-living drift as hollow shells, their souls consumed.
SYNOPSIS: In a world consumed by emptiness, the boundary between the living and the spectral has dissolved. Spirits — ancient, cunning hunters — roam through, feeding on human souls. Their prey: those who forget to hide.
Amid this haunting landscape, women discover the rituals of survival — covering their heartbeat, their scent, their love. They learn to camouflage themselves in nature, blending in with grass, stones, and water, thereby merging with the forest to become invisible.
Through a rhythm of hiding, running, and transforming, Soultrap becomes a dance of resistance — a desperate, poetic struggle to remain alive, to remain oneself, when even existence has turned into smoke.
Amid this haunting landscape, women discover the rituals of survival — covering their heartbeat, their scent, their love. They learn to camouflage themselves in nature, blending in with grass, stones, and water, thereby merging with the forest to become invisible.
Through a rhythm of hiding, running, and transforming, Soultrap becomes a dance of resistance — a desperate, poetic struggle to remain alive, to remain oneself, when even existence has turned into smoke.
| Soultrap at Loop 2025 On November 15, 2025, the Soultrap film was screened at the DOM Gallery in Barcelona, as part of the Loop City Screen program. There was a session, accompanied by the director's in-person commentary, along with an installation of the film's costumes as well as an interactive exhibition. |
Loop City Screen 2025
Photos from the event
The main character:
Eighteen silent portraits of women diagnosed with depression. The visualization of their inner pain, told by cinematic language.
The director intentionally invited not only professional actresses, but also any women diagnosed with depression, and brave enough to come out publicly.
Speaking from her own experience, Soultrap's director and writer Marina Zvidriņa believed the anguish of each one suffering from depression deserves attention.
The director intentionally invited not only professional actresses, but also any women diagnosed with depression, and brave enough to come out publicly.
Speaking from her own experience, Soultrap's director and writer Marina Zvidriņa believed the anguish of each one suffering from depression deserves attention.
Created between 2019 and 2022,
Soultrap was conceived to express
a complex and painful stage of depression
through metaphor rather than words.
through metaphor rather than words.
Since its first festival selection at the Agrinio International Film Festival in Greece, the Soultrap has been screened at multiple film festivals on two continents and in four countries.
The film also received a nomination for Best Experimental Short at L'HIFF, its hometown festival in Barcelona, in October 2023.
This audiovisual work found its audience not only within the mental disorders community but among fans of psychological horror shorts, art cinema, and social themes as well.
This audiovisual work found its audience not only within the mental disorders community but among fans of psychological horror shorts, art cinema, and social themes as well.
Why only women?
Being a woman means you have twice the risk of getting depression. According to WHO, two-thirds of all people affected by depression are women.
It doesn't matter what age, color, weight, or height you are, there is no such thing as depression preventive measures. Women and men suffer the same but in many circumstances, social attitude is different when it comes to gender.
It doesn't matter what age, color, weight, or height you are, there is no such thing as depression preventive measures. Women and men suffer the same but in many circumstances, social attitude is different when it comes to gender.
The more attention this disease receives, the less it is stigmatized.
Behind the screen of Soultrap
All photographs are by Tonya Polskaya, who was also a DOP of the film.
Interesting facts
about the film, you may want to know
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- Support of The Medical CommunityFrom the very beguiling stage of developing, Marina Zvidriņa director and producer of the Soultrap was in contact with psychiatrists and psychotherapists, consulting ethics of the shooting process for the people in vulnerable stages.
- Personal ExperienceThe majority of Soultrap's crew, production, and post-production teams had experienced depression at least once in their lifetime. This unfortunate knowledge helped achieve a particular perspective in the film.
- Choose Woman StrategyAmong all thirty-five people in the film credits, only three are men's names.
- International Cast & CrewMost of the people involved in Soultrap creation at that point lived in Barcelona, but originally were from all parts of the world, representing the variety of ethnicities and religions.
- One Country — Various LocationsThe entire film was shot in Spain, but only one scene was filmed in Galicia; the rest of the locations are from Cataluña.
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Depression is different from usual mood fluctuations and short-lived emotional responses to challenges in everyday life. Especially when long-lasting and with moderate or severe intensity, depression may become a serious health condition. It can cause the affected person to suffer greatly and function poorly at work, at school, and in the family. At its worst, depression can lead to suicide.
Contacts
For any questions, please contact producer and director Marina Zvidriņa
Phone: +34 632 374 605
E-mail: reina.marina.z@gmail.com
E-mail: reina.marina.z@gmail.com
