Croatian Musical Documentaries

Mariška band

Petar Krelja
Screening time  
24.02. / Tuesday, 16:00 - 18:00 Theatre 2  
An extraordinary tale of grandma Mariška Holubek-Funjak from Koprivnica who taught generations of children how to play musical instruments free of charge.

An extraordinary tale of grandma Mariška Holubek-Funjak from Koprivnica. After graduating from high school, she taught generations of children how to play musical instruments free of charge. In her eighties she began playing in a band performing rock and country covers of Podravina folk scores and other music, always thrilling the audience. Mariška band held about 50 concerts and an internationally acclaimed award-winning documentary film was made about it. Grandma Mariška died in 1993, at the age of 90, and until the very end she taught children music.

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Mariška band


1986, 28', video

Directed by:
Petar Krelja

Screenplay by:
Petrar Krelja

Cinematography:
Mario Perušina

Music:
Mariška band

Produced by:
Hrvatska televizija