Vitić Dances
The film follows, over the course of 20 years, artist Boris Bakal’s efforts to rehabilitate a residential building in Zagreb—a masterpiece of modernist architecture—by mobilizing the local community of co-owners and residents. The building becomes a metaphor for Croatian and Eastern European society, reflecting its dynamics, antagonisms, controversies, prejudices, and hopes.
A story about the importance and limitations of individual activism for the common good, with a happy ending but an unexpected twist.
The screening is followed by a discussion with director Boris Bakal.
Boris Bakal
Boris Bakal is a theatre/film director and actor, intermedia artist, curator, writer, educatonist, modernist architecture heritage activist and public historian born in Zagreb, SFRJ (today Republic of Croatia/EU).
Throughout his versatile career he authored numerous projects, performances, lectures, installations and multimedia creations in more than 20 states across Europe as well in Asia, Africa and US.
- Director:
- Boris Bakal
- Year:
- 2023
- Country:
- Croatia
- Genre:
- Documentary Film
- Duration:
- 90 minutes
- Language:
- Croatian
- Subtitles:
- RO
- Screening:
- Thursday, 3 April, ARTA Cinema
- Tickets
Awards and festivals:
ZagrebDox FF, Croatia (2023) - World Premiere; Croatian Film Days FF, Croatia (2023) – Special Mention; AKTO IF, North Macedonia (2023) – International Premiere; Balkan New Film Festival, Sweden (2023) - Award For Contribution to Cultural Heritage and Memory; Architecture Festival Budapest, Hungary (2024); Asian Talent International Film Festival, India (2024) – Award for The Best Feature-length Documentary; San Antonio Independent Film Festival, Ecuador (2024) - Award for The Best Feature-length Documentary; London Indie Film Festival, UK (2024) – Award for the best directing (Boris Bakal), Award for The Best Production Award, for The Best Feature-length Documentary; Biografilm Festival, Italy (2024); 17. Cine del Mar Film Festival, Uruguay (2024); 7. Rasnov Film and Histories Festival, Romania (2024) – Grand Prix Award; 11° Ficlapaz Film Festival, Bolivia (2024); History Film Festival, Croatia (2024); ARCHFILM festival, Sweden (2024); Venice Architecture Film Festival, Italy (2024) - 3rd Award.
