THE RESPONSIBLE
61 min, 2022.
The documentary film “THE RESPONSIBLE” investigates the role of pro-government media in Serbia during the 1990s wars and their reporting practices today, questioning how much—if at all—they have changed over the decades. By drawing parallels between wartime propaganda and contemporary media narratives, the film exposes ongoing manipulations and explores which social groups are most affected by the messaging of pro-government outlets and tabloids. In 2023, THE RESPONSIBLE was recognized by SEENPM as one of six must-watch documentaries on media and journalism from the Western Balkans.
I DREAMT IN COLOR
51 min, 2021.
MIHAJLO IDVORSKI PUPIN
28 min, 2017.
The film follows the life and achievements of the great scientist.
THE CENSORS WITHIN US
24 min, 2016.
The film about the auto-censorship phenomenon in Serbia, which is present in all epochs and social systems, as well as in different social categories, but is immanent to journalism. A consequence of such conditions is the development and strengthening of tabloid media, as well as elimination of the possibility for society at large to create its own attitudes, based on truths and facts.
WITNESSES
29 min, 2014.
MANIFEST
24 min, 2012.
"MANIFEST" is an art film, bordering on experimental, a film about an artist and her environment.
Aleksandra Radonjić, a great singing talent, goes beyond the local Balkan vortexes, connecting the whole world in her unique musical personality. There is the artist with himself, in the publication of his creed, his personal and artistic creed.
ON THE HORIZON
58 min, 2010.
HEATED BLOOD
51 min, 2008.
ECHO
65 min, 2007.
The film "EHO" shows contemporary Serbian society through the lens of the "Dr. Laza Lazarevic" psychiatric hospital. Through the story of female patients and their experience of the world, the film raises the question of what it means to be "healthy" in a time of social breakdowns, wars and loss of value, as well as their struggle to join the socially accepted perception of reality, which in Serbia in 2006 is unstable and disturbed. In parallel, the process of creating a theatrical performance inside the hospital is being followed, as an attempt to connect with reality - and escape from it.
WARRIORS
45 min, 2006.
The film follows the fates of two former warriors, one on the Serbian side, the other on the Bosnian side. These are the testimonies of two men who fought on opposite sides in the war, but who shared many things in common in the past – they lived in the same country, they speak the same language, they had similar lifestyles...
The film opens up certain traumatic, yet important subjects for all of us. One of these is remembering the crimes and injustices that the people in this region have committed against each other, with the clear message that such a war must never be repeated.
ALI HAMAD’S STORY
40 min, 2006.
RIGHT THROUGH THE WIND
52 min, 2005.
The basic idea of this documentary film is to develop, by way of discussions between various groups of young people in various environments, the basic topics of the film, which is meant primarily for the younger population. These topics are: our heritage from the past and what the future brings, what are the obstacles for the better future of young people, exposing the newly-formed myth about the so-called “Serbian heroes” …
MADE IN SERBIA
97 min, 2005.
CROSSROADS
43 min, 2004.
The film seeks an answer to the question: where are Serbia and Republika Srpska in relation to Europe and European integration? Citizens are faced with a choice - between the path to the EU and the path to isolation.
The authors point to the conditions for European integration, the importance of cooperation with the Hague Tribunal, the debunking of myths about war heroes and the influence of political and criminal lobbies. In addition to Serbia and Republika Srpska, the film was also shot in Slovenia, comparing the Slovenian experience with the current situation in Serbia and Montenegro.
THE LEADERS
54 min, 2004.
A documentary film about the Hague tribunal’s most famous indicated persons – Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic. The authors of the film tried to answer the following questions: who “discovered” Karadzic and promoted Mladic, who supported them during the war, who is responsible for the birth of the myth about them in post-war Bosnia? Did they always obey the former president of Serbia, Slobodan Milosevic, and which of them did he favor? Why does a certain number of people call Karadic and Mladic national heroes and would it be in the interest of the people and Republika Srpska if they were to surrender themselves to the Hague Tribunal?
I WISH THERE HAD BEEN NO WAR
32 min, 2003.
The film treats the topic of inter-national marriages and their fates during the wars in the former Yugoslavia. People who were in inter-national marriages faced some difficult choices during that period – the choice between being loyal to their national identity or to their family. Some resisted the temptation, survived and strengthened their relationships, but some did not…
OPERATION DUBROVNIK
57 min, 2003.
THE ACADEMICIANS
72 min, 2002.
The film treats the role of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Art, from the appearance of the document titled The Memorandum to this day. It covers the period from the late eighties and the appearance of nationalism in the former Yugoslavia, until the Hague trials. The film represents an attempt to answer the following question: Did the academicians of Serbia, the intellectual elite of the nation, clear the way for nationalism and Slobodan Milosevic?
HEADS UP
17 min, 2001.
A documentary feature film about the Dubrovnik war front based on exclusive archival material.
1984 REVISITED
24 min, 2000.
The documentary feature film is based on the fundamental idea of drawing a parallel between Orwell’s novel 1984 and the situation in Serbia in 2000, before the overthrowing of Milosevic’s regime on October 5th, 2000, of course. The main role is played by Ljubivoje Tadić.
THE BANKERS
45 min, 2000.
Film about the phenomenon of the leader and the “great robbing of the people”. Using a combined form of documentary and feature film, this film shows how the regime of Slobodan Milosevic resorted to corruption, fraud, and embezzlement against its own people. The basis of the film consists of stories about banks that the Serbian regime has created with the single aim of snatching money away from the people in the easiest possible way.
