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The Waiting Point (2013)

(Polazište za čekanje)     

The Waiting Point is a film that discusses identity issues in relation to the shifts taking place amidst the preparations for the entry of Croatia to the European Union. The narrative style of the film is poetic and straightforward. The film experiments with the technique of voyeurism derived from the approach of cinéma vérité. The director’s choice of black and white strikingly brings the audience closer to a colorful everyday reality.

                                                                                                                                                     Arkipel Film Festival, 2013

The collective memory of a nation accumulates at a bus stop in Rijeka. Croatians wait aimlessly for a figurative Godot, as the flow of time is illustrated by the decreasing number of cigarettes in boxes along with the departure of the buses. 

The director steps into the black-and-white reality of Croatia with the invisibility of an objective observer. His footage shows people waiting for the bus as a metaphor for Croatians’ endless waiting for change. 

Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, 2013.

Director/Cinematographer/Editor: 
Maša Drndić 
Producer:
Marin Lukanović (Filmaktiv)
Sound Editor:
Daniel Garcia
Music: 
“Peron 2” Japanski Premijeri
“Ladro” Japanski Premijeri
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