Film Under the Stars 2018
Vrnitev Agnieszke H. Powrót Agnieszki H.
Krystyna Krauze, Jacek Petrycki / Finland / 2013 / 77 min / Polish, Czech
Observing Opazovanje
Janez Burger / Slovenia, North Macedonia, Italy, Croatia / 2023 / 82 min / Slovene
Through the lens of a thriller, Janez Burger explores where empathy has gone and where the limits of personal responsibility lie in the use of social media.
Wake Me Zbudi me
Marko Šantić / Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia / 2022 / 85 min / Slovene
Wake Me Up is a highly relevant story about xenophobia, collective memory loss and the search for new beginnings. The winner of five Vesna awards, including Best Feature, at the latest Festival of Slovenian Film.
Woman of God Duhovnica
Maja Prettner / Slovenia / 2023 / 98 min / Slovene
A documentary film about a free-spirited evangelical priest Jana, who is facing a great life dilemma – to leave or continue pursuing the priesthood, all whilst dealing with many other challenges: from childhood wounds to solving complex family relationships. In the town, she is seen as God’s representative on earth, but at the end of the day, she’s only human too.
Sparks In Time Iskre v času – svetovni računalniški podvig
Jurij Gruden / Slovenia / 2020 / 82 min / Slovene
Bitch, a Derogatory Term for a Woman Prasica, slabšalni izraz za žensko
Tijana Zinajić / Slovenia / 2021 / 90 min / Slovene
Eva is a young artist who smokes, drinks, occasionally takes drugs, parties and finds no creative inspiration. She also has a strange love affair with her mentor, her best friend is moving to Berlin, her paycheck is three months late and, above all, so is her period… Bitch is a film about a period in life when you simply get stuck and do not know how to move on.
Reconciliation Odpuščanje
Marija Zidar / Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo / 2021 / 82 min / Albanian
Antigone - How Dare We! Antigona - Kako si upamo!
Jani Sever / Slovenia / 2020 / 86 min / Slovene
A film based on Slavoj Žižek’s play The Three Lives of Antigone. Praised as the heroic rebel against state power, Antigone seems to be a convenient ideal for the present age. But is Antigone truly an emancipatory hero – or is she part of the problem? It is time to lay bare the “disgusting murmur of life” in the world of right-wing fundamentalism, climate change, and stark inequality. Antigone – How Dare We! stands for political drama that addresses the most vital questions of our time.
The Valley of Tears Dolina solz
Boštjan Korbar / Slovenia / 2020 / 109 min / Slovene
Stories of three inmates of the Dob Prison, set against a concert performed by Matjaž Pikalo and his band Autodafé in the prison dining hall.
No Man Is an Island Septembrska klasa
Igor Šterk / Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia / 2020 / 78 min / Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
LGBT_SLO_1984 LGBT_SLO_1984
Boris Petkovič / Slovenia / 2022 / 87 min / Slovene
An archival-documentary account of Slovenia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender movement, as well as the associated organisations that influenced the wider social arena of ex-Yugoslavia.
Wrecked Piano Pošvedrani klavir
Miha Vipotnik / Slovenia / 2022 / 86 min / Slovene
A musical film using live-action and animated inserts to tell the story of an old, abandoned piano in Studio 1 of Radio Slovenia. The basic premises of the stories are true and supported by insider testimonies; the rest is a product of the authors’ imagination and creative drive. The film won the Vesna Award for original music and the Slovenian Film Publicists (FIPRESCI) Award.
Melting Dreams Smučarske sanje
Haidy Kancler / Slovenia, Austria, Finland / 2022 / 84 min
This documentary by a Slovenian director follows three Afghan girls who dream of becoming professional skiers and competing in the Olympic Games. But when they arrive in Europe to start the intensive training, their dreams begin to crumble …
Riders Jezdeca
Dominik Mencej / Slovenia, Serbia, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina / 2022 / 107 min / Slovene, Croatian
Inspired by Easy Rider, this is a nostalgic tale from a young Slovenian filmmaker of two friends who embark on a journey in search of freedom, love, and themselves. The Audience Award and Vesna Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the Festival of Slovenian Film.
Cannabis Sets You Free Konoplja osvobaja
Miha Čelar / Slovenia, North Macedonia, Croatia / 2022 / 81 min / Slovene
A humorous documentary essay about activists from Slovenia and beyond who have dedicated their lives to the legalisation of cannabis. Some of them have come into conflict with the law while doing so, but all of them, in one way or another, have embarked on the path of their own personal “cannabis revolution”…
The Curator’s Room Igor Zabel: Kako narediti umetnost vidno?
Damjan Kozole / Slovenia / 2018 / 64 min / Slovene, English
Portrait of art historian and curator Igor Zabel, a man who wholeheartedly believed in the power of art in spite of the many contradictions of its world, and a snapshot of the time and space to which he contributed with his valuable work in the field.
Half-Sister Polsestra
Damjan Kozole / Slovenia, Serbia, North Macedonia / 2019 / 105 min / Slovene
Due to a combination of circumstances, two estranged half-sisters from Izola are forced to live together in a small rented apartment in Ljubljana. English Subtitles