With a sense of preemptive nostalgia, director Simona Jerala spends eleven years filming her father Milan, striving to capture his wisdom, their mutual humour, and to document one of life’s most precious friendships before it fades away.
The screening will be followed by a conversation with Veronika Zakonjšek, film critic and representative of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Slovenia, and Simona Jerala, documentary film director and film critic.
Dad and I Facing Time
Documentary, 60’, Slovenia, 2024
Director: Simona Jerala
Writers: Simona Jerala in Andrej Avanzo
Editor: Andrej Avanzo
Sound design: Boštjan Kačičnik
Producer: Simona Jerala
Co-producer: Boštjan Kačičnik (Zvokarna)
Synopsis
A precious friendship between an elderly father (95) and his daughter (the film director) is gradually coming to an end. Though it may not be immediately apparent, both are grappling with the transience of time. The father is determined to finish a book, repair the old fence, and maintain his vitality, while the daughter wants to halt the passage of time and her father’s aging.
Statement by the director
“The essential emotion that drove the creation of this film was the fear of loss. This emotion was impossible to capture on camera because it is too invisible and, at the same time, all-encompassing. However, I hope that sensitive viewers will still be able to sense this emotion lingering in the air while watching the film.”
Biography
Simona Jerala (1984) holds a MA degree in documentary film directing from DocNomads (LUCA School of Arts, Brussels). Prior to that, she graduated from comparative literature and sociology of culture at the University of Ljubljana. She is based in Ljubljana, where she works as an independent documentary filmmaker and film critic. She currently works as a film producer at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television. Her selected filmography includes: Band vs Brand (music documentary, 20′, Slovenia, 2018; co-director, scriptwriter), One Last Hug (poetic documentary, 13′, Slovenia, 2018; mentor, co-director), Marijana (documentary, 13′, Slovenia, 2018, mentor, co-director), Suzanne (documentary graduation film, 23′, Belgium, 2016; director, scriptwriter, camera), Waiting for Axel (documentary, 23′, Slovenia, 2014; co-director, scriptwriter, camera), Apartment No. 4 (documentary, 8′, Slovenia, 2012; co-director, scriptwriter).
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Organisation: Kino Šiška.
