Regional Competition

THE FUSE: OR HOW I BURNED SIMON BOLIVAR

Igor Drljača
Screening time  
27.02. / Monday, 15:00 - 17:00 Theatre 3  
29.02. / Wednesday, 15:00 - 17:00 Theatre 3  
01.03. / Thursday, 20:00 - 22:00 Theatre 2  
The ravages of war, as witnessed by a nine-year-old boy...

The ravages of war, as witnessed by a nine-year-old boy, shape history in this short personal documentary. Igor Drljača masterfully assembles family video footage from his nineties boyhood in Sarajevo, recollecting through narration an old fear that his desperate attempts to avoid a poor grade on an art assignment have lead to a devastating war.
 

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Igor Drljača

Igor Drljača was born in 1983 in Sarajevo, and has lived in Canada since 1993. He completed his Master’s Degree in Film Production at York University. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre and Film at the University of British Columbia. He completed his Master’s in Film Production at York University in 2011, where he was also an adjunct professor between 2015-18. His award-winning short films include The Fuse: or How I Burned Simon Bolivar (2011) and Woman in Purple (2010). His critically acclaimed feature film Krivina premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012. His first feature documentary isThe Stone Speakers (2018).

General sponsor

KAKO SAM ZAPALIO SIMONA BOLIVARA

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2011, 9', color, video

Directed by:
Igor Drljača

Screenplay by:
Igor Drljača

Edited by:
Igor Drljača

Producer:
Igor Drljača

Produced by:
Time Lapse Pictures