Miroslav Mandić
Miroslav Mandić (1955), born in Sarajevo, graduated from the Columbia University School of the Arts, New York. After a brief film career in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he emigrated to the Czech Republic during the 1990s Yugoslav Wars and directed numerous documentaries. Currently, he lives and works in Slovenia. His films have been screened at many renowned international film festivals – Locarno, Chicago, Santa Barbara, Munich, Sarajevo, Melbourne, Krakow, Cairo – and have won several awards. These works include I Act, I Am (2018, fiction feature), Stairway (2015, fiction short), Adria Blues (2013, fiction), Searching for Johnny (2009, documentary), and Borderline Lovers (2005, documentary), Adria Blues (2013, fiction feature), I Act, I Am (2018, fiction feature) and Sanremo (2020, fiction feature).
Adria Blues (2013)
Aging Bosnian rocker Toni Riff hasn’t written a single song in twenty years; suffering from depression, he relies on financial support from his wife Sonia. The latter decides to make a last-ditch attempt to salvage Toni’s talent – and their marriage. (more)
Aging Bosnian rocker Toni Riff hasn’t written a single song in twenty years; suffering from depression, he relies on financial support from his wife Sonia. The latter decides to make a last-ditch attempt to salvage Toni’s talent – and their marriage. (more)
I Act, I Am (2018)
While researching or playing a role, an actor decides to quit acting and live the life of their character instead. (more)
While researching or playing a role, an actor decides to quit acting and live the life of their character instead. (more)
A Worker's Marriage (1985)
The Worker's Life (1987)
An acknowledged and proven factory worker gets fired after workers' strike. (more)
An acknowledged and proven factory worker gets fired after workers' strike. (more)
Estrellita (2007)
A widow grieves, discovers her deceased spouse's secret, and builds a relationship with a talented boy who used to play the violin with her husband in a local bar. (more)
A widow grieves, discovers her deceased spouse's secret, and builds a relationship with a talented boy who used to play the violin with her husband in a local bar. (more)
Sanremo (2020)
Bruno lives at a home for the elderly and is in love with a co-resident named Dusa. Their love story is fragmented, as they tend to constantly forget each other. Thus, they can always meet for the first time. (more)
Bruno lives at a home for the elderly and is in love with a co-resident named Dusa. Their love story is fragmented, as they tend to constantly forget each other. Thus, they can always meet for the first time. (more)
Stairway (2015)
When you are away from an environment which evokes intense memories, especially if those are memories from your childhood, your imagination makes that environment larger and more beautiful. When you return to the place you craved for, you are often disappointed - ... (more)
When you are away from an environment which evokes intense memories, especially if those are memories from your childhood, your imagination makes that environment larger and more beautiful. When you return to the place you craved for, you are often disappointed - ... (more)