Family Meals
Nije ti život pjesma Havaja, Croatia, 2012, 50 min, Digi Beta, HD, Creative, Personal View, Society
Do you remember when was the last time you talked to your parents? What did you talk about? Did you go a step beyond weather forecast and daily politics? Can a conversation about buried family secrets help you eat without cramps in your stomach? Can a failed birthday cake help you embrace the past? A birthday celebration brings together an ordinary four member family five years after their last gathering. They start questioning what made them turn away from each other. Through the ritual of family meals, the film unveils how important it is to feel accepted by our loved ones.
Director:
Dana Budisavljević
Producer:
Olinka Vištica, Sophie de Hijes
Executive producer:
Dana Budisavljević, Sophie de Hijes
Original idea:
Dana Budisavljević, Ana Opalić
Dramaturgy:
Dana Budisavljević
Director of photography:
Ana Opalić, Tamara Cesarec, Eva Kraljevic
Editor:
Marko Ferković, Dana Budisavljević
Sound:
Dubravka Premar
Music:
Christian Biegai
World Sales:
Matea Milić, Manuela Buono
Languages:
Croatian
Subtitles:
English
Hulahop Film & Art Production
(Production company)
Nova Ves 18
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Films en hiver
(Coproduction company)
36, bld de la bastille
75012 Paris, France
Taskovski Films
7 Granard Business Centre
Bunns Lane
NW7 2DQ London, United Kingdom
Best rough cut -
Docu Rough Cut Boutique, 15th Sarajevo Film Festival, 2011, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Special Mention by the Jury and Audience Award -
ZagrebDox 2012, Croatia
Best Balkan Newcomer -
DokuFest 2012, Kosovo
Liburnia Film Festival 2012, Croatia
Sarajevo Film Festival 2012, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Santa Barbara IFF 2013, USA
Cinequest Film Festival 2013, USA
goEast 2013, Germany
Croatian Audiovisual Center, Zagreb City Council for Culture