A portrait of a man who takes care of the barges on the river Drava in the Eastern part of Croatia. By following his daily routine, with no modern technology at his disposal or visitors to keep him company, this film shows us how various forms of human existence can be.
Silvio Mirošničenko
Silvio Mirošničenko was born in Germany in 1972. He has directed numerous documentaries for Croatian Television and for independent producers. His Railway Patrolman won Best Documentary Film Award at Cinerail 2004 (France). Edo Maajka won Best Editing Award at the Days of Croatian Film 2008 and Best Film Award at DORF 2008. Three of his films won awards at the Liburnia Film Festival in Ičići (Barge Keeper, Railway Patrolman and Edo Maajka). His documentaries were shown at the most relevant national (Pula, Motovun, Days of Croatian Film) and international festivals (IDFA 2006, The Road of Fear; Cinéma du Réel 2004, The Barge Keeper). His films were screened in different ZagrebDox programs and represented Croatia at Prix Europa in Berlin three times.
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Čuvar tegljača
Croatia
2003, 20', color, video
Directed by:
Silvio Mirošničenko
Cinematography:
Robert Cerić
Edited by:
Ivan Rajković
Music:
Pere Ištvančić
Producer:
Nenad Puhovski
Produced by:
Factum
