Speak so I can see you | marijastojnic

Conjuring reality and wonder, “Speak so I Can See You” takes us to a seemingly different era, by exploring the world of Radio Belgrade.

One of Europe’s oldest radio stations and a true institution of the city, the station still broadcasts original programming and helps keep history, culture and critical thought, as well as ever-relevant questions about ourselves and the world, from slipping out of memory and mind.

Set at the intersection of an observational documentary and a unique sensory experience, the film conjures everyday scenes at the station and immersing interludes exploring the relationship between sound and the space it inhabits. Through a synesthetic blend of sounds, words, notes, echoes and light, we are taken into a unique cinematic soundscape that doubles as a love letter to radiophonic art and its disarming insight into what makes us remember, understand, think, discover, and feel.

Title. Speak so I can see you

Genre. documentary feature, 73'

Year. November 2019
Production house. Bilboke

Co-production. Set Sail Films, Restart

Countries of production. Serbia, Croatia, Qatar

Supported by. Film Center Serbia, Eurimages (Lab Project Award, 2017), DOHA Film Institute, Yle

Director and Writer. Marija Stojnić

Producers. Marija Stojnić, Miloš Ivanović

Cinematographer. Dušan Grubin

Editors. Kristina Poženel, Ivan Vasić

Sound designer. Ivan Zelić

Co-producers. Vanja Jambrović, Tibor Keser

Featuring radiophonic piece “Jezik” by Svetlana Maraš

Original composition in the film: “Arhiva” by Filip Mitrović

Upcoming and current screenings

Upcoming and current screenings

World sales&festivals: Wouter Jansen/Square Eyes
Educational sales: Collective Eye Films

Slected Past Festivals and Screenings.

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2019
IDFA First Appearance Competition
MoMA’s Doc Fortnight, United States, 2020
Official Selection
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Greece, 2020
Open Horizons
Dok.fest München, Germany, 2020
Dok.Panorama
Underhill Fest, Montenegro, 2020
Regional Selection, Special Jury Mention
Atlántida Film Fest, Spain, 2020
Official Selection
Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia 2020
Official Selection
Dokufest, Prizren, Kosovo, 2020
Regional competition
제천국제음악영화제 Jecheon International Music and Film Festival, South Korea 2020
International competition
Beldocs – International Documentary Film Festival, Serbia, 2020
National Competition & Opening Film, Won: Grand Prix
ZagrebDox - International Documentary Film Festival, Croatia, 2020
Regional competition
Tirana International Film Festival, Albania, 2020
Documentary competition
Imagine Science Film Festival, United States, 2020
Retroactive competition
FONOMO Music & Film Festival, Poland, 2020
Escales Documentaires-International Festival Of Creative Documentary, France, 2020
International Competition, Special Jury Mention
Listapad Minsk International Film Festival, Belarus, 2020
Main Documentary Competition
Cinema Verite - Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Iran, 2020
World’s Section
VAFS, Valjevski filmski susreti Central Serbia, Official Selection
Yle - limited VoD and TV broadcasts in Finland, 2021
The Institute of Contemporary Arts London, ICA, 2021
Dom Omladine, Belgrade, Serbia, 29. April, 2021, 7pm
Caracasdocs – Festival de Cine Documental, Venezuela, 2021
International Competition, Won: Best film
St. Andrews Film Festival, Scotland, 2021
International competition, Won: The Saint Andrew Award for Best Film, The Winston Ryder Award for Best Sound
Norient Film Festival, Switzerland, 2022
Zagreb - Dokukino Kic, 2022
New Handwritings from the Balkans Switzerland - Bern, 2022
Festival de Cinema na Casa - Lisbon, Portugal, 2022
Santiago Del Estero Film Fest, Argentina, 2022
HARRIS THEATER, PITTSBURGH, PA, MARCH 2024
DKC, Belgrade, Serbia - 14.02.2024

Selected press (in English):

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