Through a poetic account of childhood trauma, one woman reclaims her past

After suffering monstrous childhood abuse, Jelena Stefulic has worked to reclaim her image and her identity. In the short documentary Jelena’s Song, she retraces her life for the Colombian-born director Pablo Alvarez-Mesa, using photographs, lyrical video fragments and her own powerful words to form a poetic account of her memories and a revitalised perspective on her past. Told with unflinching honesty as well as due care and sensitivity, the resulting film is a powerful meditation on trauma and personal transformation.