Jelena grew up in a family which thought that they lost when National Liberation Struggle won in 1945. From her childhood she heard her family members referring to liberators, partisans and communists as ‘They’. In 1981 Jelena was placed on the poster which celebrated departed Josip Broz Tito’s birthday. He was the commandant and life long leader of ex Yugoslavia. 25 years later she went to visit Tito’s grave at his birthday, when all of his followers gather to celebrate, so she could see the other side of the story. There she meets Đujka, nice partisan woman and a retired lieutenant colonel. And ‘They’ finally got a face.
Jelena Jovčić
Jelena Jovčić graduated ethnology and anthropology from Belgrade University, where she currently attends postgraduate studies. While studying she worked as a journalist at Studio B TV, in fashion magazine Elle and as a copywriter at BBDO Advertising Agency. ‘Igra’ is her graduate film from Ateliers Varan School of Documentary Film. ‘Day of Youth’ was made in the same school.
General sponsor
Dan mladosti
Serbia
2006, 43', color, video
Directed by:
Jelena Jovčić
Screenplay by:
Jelena Jovčić
Cinematography:
Jelena Jovčić
Edited by:
Nataša Gavrić - Zekanović
Producer:
Atelje Varan Beograd
Produced by:
Atelje Varan Beograd
