Introducing Librophileas

Introducing Librophileas 2020

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A television news crew goes to an antique bookshop because they received an information that a strange guest would appear there. It turns out that the strange guest is – Librophileas, the ancient, mystical creature which lives everywhere where there are books. He explains why he has appeared at that particular place and at that particular time. Among other things, he says that the PDF format and Kindle device terrify him, pointing out his archenemy, another creature called Copyman. The movie is based on a true story. Librophileas explains the magic behind the trick of putting a book under the pillow before going to sleep and knowing all the leasons in the morning, a trick we all used to practice when we were schoolkids. This is a full short movie, but additional episodes will be made. It promotes reading books, and is suitable for both adults and children.

2020

Mass in A-minor

Mass in A-minor 1996

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‘Mass in A minor’ is the first computer animated film made in Croatia.

1996

Doctor, I'm Going to My Grave

Doctor, I'm Going to My Grave 2020

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The director is filming her mother's GP practice while fighting the dysfunctional health system and troublesome patients. In the end she also fights herself, trying to figure out how much more she will continue to work while young doctors keep emigrating from Croatia on daily basis. As soon as she retires, there will be no one to replace her.

2020

D-52

D-52 1970

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After the police unit is sent to investigate who is destroying their drones around the city, they encounter a droid that will provide resistance to their repression.

1970

The Spirits Diary

The Spirits Diary 2015

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Mario Haber was a sound engineer and a dedicated brandy maker. For over a decade, he had been recording colorful conversations and sounds in his house and around the alcohol fermenter. The Spirits Diary is a visual reconstruction of his audio recordings.

2015

Old Town

Old Town 2019

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A boy, hiding from artillery fire, makes a wish for peace, with unexpected results.

2019

Split Waltz 021_123

Split Waltz 021_123 2019

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In the film Split Waltz 021_123 we simultaneously follow three video performances held in the old city center of Split. By creating interactive situations within the established daily flows of the tourist city, the artist subjectively observes, as well as intervenes in the public space, at the same time commenting, opening and confronting different views on the public space.

2019

Take Back Benčić

Take Back Benčić 1970

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Take Back Benčić is an experimental film made in collaboration with 67 child performers from Rijeka, Croatia. Part documentary, part fiction, the film follows the activities and reflections of the children during a 6 week period when they occupied the H and T buildings of the former worker managed Rikard Benčić factory in Rijeka. Through their words and gestures they re-imagine the politics, histories, and future of the site, and the relationship between work, art and play.

1970

Potatoes, Potatoes

Potatoes, Potatoes 2001

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The production of cultural meaning, and of value, takes on a number of associations in "Krumpira Krumpira" ("Potatoes, Potatoes"), from 2001. The film pictures the artist selling cakes - a substitute for the standard plebeian foodstuff, bread - in the middle of a deserted, snowy forest landscape.

2001

Accidental Find

Accidental Find 2019

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A few cases of 8mm film stock and reversals have been found at Jakuševac, a car boot sale in Zagreb. The film was shot in the 1940s and some is in colour, which was quite rare for the time. Based on the motifs and quality, it seems there were multiple cameramen. Who are the people found on the footage made over the most dramatic years of the 20th century? Nobody at Jakuševac asks where their purchases come from, so the investigation began on the outlines of the scarce indications that the material provided...

2019

The Procession of Saint Domnius

The Procession of Saint Domnius 1911

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A documentary recording the ceremony and procession in Split on St. Domnius’ Day, from 1911, made by an early pioneer of Croatian film, Josip Karaman.

1911

Sector

Sector 2015

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The video shows welders who have interrupted their strictly utilitarian work in order to perform a piece for welding machines composed by young Croatian composer Nenad Sinkauz. The video was shot in a shipyard in Mali Lošinj, Croatia, in the summer of 2014. It triggers associations with the idea of cooperation between artists and workers, which was once popularised by the communist party. This model was promoted in the 1960s not only within the former Eastern Bloc, but also in the UK by the Artist Placement Group (APG), among others.

2015

Hills Village 21000 Split

Hills Village 21000 Split 2012

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Hills Village 21000 Split is a documentary which in a Fellini style represents the inhabitants of an unusual neighbourhood. We encounter a dentist and writer, a tired ex-boxer who had a carrier in Germany, a hardcore punk band Pas Maters, whose charismatic front man and lead singer mysteriously disappeared, an old soccer supporter with the last name Hajduk, an ex-hooligan diligently studying in a night school and many others. A complex portrait of an unusual Split neighbourhood and its even more unusual inhabitants with Hajduk as their religion.

2012

September 3, 2015

September 3, 2015 2018

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In that moment, all the news published published on September 3 2015 became real. Banalities of the day and personal memories got mixed up incredibly strongly.

2018

Jarilike: Stories of Yarilo

Jarilike: Stories of Yarilo 2016

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It is the beginning of the 9th century in south-eastern Europe, plagued by political turmoil. A young Slav named Ivan finds himself in the midst of a conflict that has been raging since the dawn of time, traveling without hope of ever avenging the death of his parents.

2016

Our Problems

Our Problems 2017

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Our Problems is a short animated film about the importance of everyday pleasures, difficulties and issues from the protagonist's point of view, and their relative immateriality compared to the WHOLE UNIVERSE. The greatest problem in the world is the greatest only in this world and no matter how big and important we think it is, the rest of the universe is oblivious of it.

2017

The Cradle

The Cradle 2017

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A dark subtle poetry about return to nothingness and death written on 16mm color reversal film. The film tries to bring out a environment that deposits at the bottom of everyone’s life. The title of the film means the “cradle” in Croatian language. It is the same peace in the cradle and the grave.

2017

Doctor Zodiac's Fantastic Odyssey

Doctor Zodiac's Fantastic Odyssey 2008

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Due to professional and personal problems, Dr Zodiac loses himself to childhood obsession with circus and eventually escapes from humanity altogether.

2008

A Little House on a Tree

A Little House on a Tree 2005

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An animated film about loyalty and friendship that are able to overcome all trials. The unusual friendship between a boy and a tree forms an even more peculiar tree house, which seems to have grown up with the tree.

2005