PAPAGAJKA [The Parrot]
Take hold of life, before it takes hold of you.
Length: 82 minutes / Scope / Colour / 5.1 Sound
Language: English & Bosnian
Filmed on location in Sarajevo, BiH
Synopsis in English:
A stranger arrives in Sarajevo and barges into Damir’s reclusive world. Little by little she colonizes his life, even absorbing his dreams, until finally she threatens his very existence.
CAST & CREW
CAST:
Damir – Adnan Omerovic
Tasya – Susanna Cappellaro
Kamala – Tina Keserovic
Don Guido & Other Voices – Vladimir Kajevic
Magician’s Assistant – Sabina Mrgan
CREW:
Writer & Director – Emma Rozanski
Producers – Louise McElhatton & Guy Fixsen
Director of Photography – Malte Rosenfeld
Editor – Kostas Makrinos
Composer, Sound Design & Sound Mix – Guy Fixsen
Production Designer – Emma Rozanski
WHERE TO WATCH
FESTIVALS & SCREENINGS
SXSW (South By South West Film Festival) – Official Selection World Premiere March 2016;
Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016;
Bridge Film Festival, Kosovo 2016;
Charlotte Film Festival, USA 2016;
Bogocine Film Festival, Colombia 2016;
San Francisco Independent Film Festival, USA 2017;
Bosphorus Film Festival, Turkey 2016;
Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival, USA 2016;
Director’s Fortnight Kolkata, India 2016;
Pineapple Underground Film Festival, Hong Kong 2017;
East End Film Festival, London 2017;
FIC Autor, Mexico. 2017
PRESS
IndieWire – Béla Tarr’s Protégé Will Make You Squirm
Fest Track on SirkTV – Interview
Wellywood Woman: Women Filmmakers – Their Craft and LIves
Film Threat – Critique
Stage Buddy – Interview