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Documentary about the pianist Igor Švara.

In Yugoslavia in 1947, 211,000 of the country's young people, joined by 5,735 from abroad, worked with great enthusiasm building the 242 kilometer railroad between Sarajevo and Samac. A newsreel from the period shows them toiling away with spades, pickaxes and shovels to complete the job in just seven months. Newsreel 242-Sunny Railways is both a tribute to these idealistic young people and an elegy for the loss of hope for a better world. "The visions of the future suffocated in the rivers of blood and mass graves," we hear in voice-over, referring to the bloody breakup of Yugoslavia and to a broader context. The railroad, laid over the rubble of the Second World War, damaged during the Bosnian War, and neglected in the new millennium now looks like the ruins of some ancient civilization. This documentary essay argues that the story of the railroad harbors enduring ideas for a world beyond capitalism, and that we must rediscover the values of times past.

Živela Koroška is the substantive continuation of the film dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the plebiscite in 2020 (One Hundred Years Since the Carinthian Plebiscite), and shows life in Carinthia after the plebiscite.

What is life like with dyslexia, which does not only mean problems with reading, writing or mathematics, but also manifests itself in coordination, balance, concentration, among other things?

Max, the lead character, has no life, just his best friend John. Then Max meets a girl and the film gets a twist.

A documentary about the dizzying rise and fall of the Slovenian information technology giant Iskra Delta

8 year-old Lija tries to deal with the death of her pet bunny.

Cukrarna, an old building where the poets Murn and Kette once lived, is an important place in Ljubljana. For a long time this building has been the refuge for different people of all occupations and age, a small gallery of tragic human destinies.

A documentary featurette about the Slovenian singer-songwriter Tomaž Pengov.

Story about abandoned children who found shelter in different villages with different stepmothers.

Life and friendly neighbor relations on the Yugoslav-Italian border. Undisturbed growth of trading between the two countries.

In the last months of the WW II, several air strikes were carried out above Idrija. A large part of the town was destroyed, and the attacks also claimed some victims. For decades, these events remained unexplained and shrouded in a veil of secrecy: Who exactly and why attacked Idrija?

A typical day in a typical life of a typical couple trying to communicate their way through their typical relationship.

The film addresses the problem of waste thoroughly – it shows how the price of plastics on the market doesn’t reflex the costs it takes to our environment and health.

Relations between two families from different social backgrounds, where neither fathers nor mothers communicate. Despite all, their only son and only daughter befriend and eventually fall in love.

Viktorija is a homeless girl who explores abandoned buildings and takes photos of them. She is looking for a place to stay – with running water and a warm bed. Her husband is in prison. When he gets out, they have big plans: to find a place to stay, to get a job, to stop using, to start a new life. Will they make it? Through their story, the film talks about universal human desires: to be loved and to belong – someplace, with someone. But first we have to love ourselves.

Marko, the son of provincial parents, is a mathematics genius. His great interest in mathematics in his childhood years isolates him from social life. His father, the only person who is aware of his son's isolation, encourages him and teaches him about life. Some day the father goes to the woods to fell trees, and dies in an accident. Because of that Marko moves to Ljubljana and wants to study mathematics in spite of not having finished the secondary school, which causes many complications.

A nearly wordless collage of moving images and sound. It is a diary film and an album of memories spanning 4 years.

Ahmad Shamieh, a barber from Syria, arrived in Slovenia in January 2016. Despite many attempts, he still doesn’t have a legal status. While his situation is still being discussed by courts and ministries, Ahmad can’t do anything but wait.

The director traces Slovenian children who were stolen during WW2.