Tomislav
Žaja
CV:
Earned his masters degree in documentary film directing at the film academy FAMU in Prague. Multi-awarded author and/or producer of more than fifty documentaries.
Movies:
Habiba Haidari i njeno sedmero djece bili su sasvim uvjereni da je njezin muž i njihov otac Sahi Ahmed ubijen u talibanskom zatvoru u Kabulu (Afganistan). Godinama bez kontakta s njim, nitko nije znao da je on uspio preživjeti. Sahi Ahmed nakon osam godina izlazi iz zatvora, ali njegova je obitelj u međuvremenu nestala. Pomislio je da možda žive u nekom izbjegličkom logoru na Zapadu, pa je odlu...
Dvije sestre, dva života, dvije intimne povijesti i dva različita viđenja kolektivne povijesti. Renata Peroš i Melita Andres Vukotić pred posljednjim bljeskom reflektora na sportskoj, umjetničkoj i političkoj pozornici pružaju dva osobna pogleda na povijesne događaje koje su proživjele i u kojima su sudjelovale. Povijest života dvaju pojedinaca i s druge strane kolektivna povijest viđena iz nji...
Šime je odlučio živjeti svoj san. Njegov san je preploviti Atlantik od Francuske do Brazila (oko 8.000 km) na brodu duljine 6,5 metara, isključivo na jedra i bez ikakve komunikacije s kopnom. Kamere montirane na brodu jedini su svjedoci Šiminih 27 dana samoće u morskoj pustoši.
COMPETITION
, Opatija Summer Stage
"Free" is following a group of people with intellectual disabilities that are locked away in Croatian institutions and their path to freedom. When they leave from the institutions they start to change in front of our eyes. We are observing these people as they are trying to fulfill their dreams – but this time from their perspective.
17. LFF
, Opatija Summer Stage
An observational documentary about people with mental illness who leave the institution after decades spent in isolation, subsequently trying to put back together the pieces of their broken lives.
18. LFF
, Opatija Summer Stage
Ivan's Game is a biographical documentary that covers the life story of one of the greatest Croatian football players of all time: Ivan Gudelj. The film follows Ivan’s meteoric rise and the tragic end of his career at the height of his fame, and how he managed to overcome his illness, death of his wife, and all hardships that came his way. Is there life after football?