Ante Zlatko Stolica
Babajanja
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Babajanja

Babajanja

Ante Zlatko Stolica

2022
14 min.
Hungary
Bosnian
Subtitles: English and Catalan

'Babajanja' is a dreamlike journey back to the memories, fairy tales and legends that were part of the childhood of Ante Zlatko Stolica, director of the short film.

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Direction
Ante Zlatko Stolica
Original title
Babajanja
Synopsis

Through the ghostly figure of "Janja", the director transports us with Babajanja to a gloomy and mysterious landscape where fantastic creatures take over reality. But this reality also tells us a story of discrimination and intolerance.

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About the direction
Ante Zlatko Stolica

Ante Zlatko Stolica

Director

Ante Zlatko Stolica was born in Split in 1985 where he got a degree in Croatian language and literat...

Awards and festivals

ZagrebdoxAGREBDOX
Croàcia, 2022
Croatian Film Days
Croàcia, 2022
Tabor Film Festival
Croàcia, 2022
Sarajevo Film Festival
Bòsnia i Herzegovina, 2022
Herceg Novi Film Festival
Montenegro, 2022
Makedox
Macedònia, 2022
Liburnia Film Festival
Croàcia, 2022
DOKUart
Alemània, 2022
Filmska Runda
Croàcia, 2022
Mediterranean Film Festival
Bosnia i Herzegovina, 2022
Dok Leipzig
Alemanya, 2022
Eastern Neighbours
Països Baixos, 2022
STIFF
Croàcia, 2022
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Babajanja
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Reviews

This personal essay film inflected with horror movie motifs delves into childhood notions of bogeymen and the sobering truth behind them.

— Ben Nicholson · The Film Veredict