SYNOPSIS
The protagonist of the movie is the small and crowded Croatian bus terminal in Rijeka, the living room of a town on the threshold of changes. As the plans for building a larger bus terminal are overshadowed by the busy preparations for Croatia's entering the EU, the old station Žabica continues serving as the crossroads for tourists and an integral part of the local community. It is a place where collective or individual memories and struggles are at disposal.
CAST & CREW
Maša Drndić
Director
Producer(s)
Marin Lukanović
Director of Photography
Maša Drndić
Production designer
Marin Lukanović
Music by
Maša Drndić
Sound
Josip Grabar
Edit
Maša Drndić
Production company(ies)
Filaktiv Delta 5
Maša Drndić
Born 1982. Drndićattended the documentary workshop held by Ateliers Varan in 2007 in Belgrade, Serbia. It is where she made her first documentary-autobiography My Belgrade and decided to continue with filmmaking. After gaining her MA Degree in graphic arts she enrolled in MA studies in cinematography at BFM, Estonia, in 2008.Throughout her studies, Drndićworked on over a dozen short fiction films as a co-director, cinematographer, editor and assistant, many of which received recognition and awards at student film festivals. In her work Drndićoften focuses on the relationship between locations and its inhabitants, exploring individual as well as collective expressions of identity, belonging, memories, dreams and desires.
Filmography
My Belgrade (2007, short, doc.), In the Shadow (2008, short, doc.) A Couple of Stories before Departure (2012, short, doc.), The Waiting Point (2013, short, doc.).
