Future Frames: Generation NEXT of European Cinema / Samorastnik / Slovenia 2026
Seventeen-year-old Nikola spends his summer vacation aimlessly hanging out with friends. But this seemingly carefree teenager must bear the burden of looking after his mother, who is suffering from depression. With his friends, he tries to put on an air of nonchalance and self-confidence, but all the while his home situation is only getting worse and the tension between Nikola’s public life and his private reality gradually becomes unsustainable. At this point, he finds refuge with Klara, who offers him a space of peace and vulnerability. This delicate coming-of-age film set in the suburbs of Ljubljana offers intimate closeness wrapped in a summer aesthetic.
Jenovéfa Čtrnáctá
27 min / Color, DCP
World premiere
Director David Champaigne
/ Screenplay David Champaigne, Ela Božič
/ Dir. of Photography Tadej Vintar
/ Music Aljoša Živadinov Zupančič
/ Sound Dino Dolničar
/ Editor Taša Tomić Egart
/ Art Director Žan Šabeder
/ Cast Svit Šturbej, Nika Rozman, Alisa Miličević, Josip Kadić, Nejc Cijan Garlatti, Jan Gerl Korenč, Marko Rafolt, Ivan Vastl, Laura Prajs, Miha Kovačič, Gaja Filač
/ Contact Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenian Film Center
David Champaigne. Selected filmography: Oh, Shit! (O, sranje!, 2020, short), Where Will I Wake Up Tomorrow? (Kje se bom zbudil jutri?, 2021, short doc.), 2030 (2022, short), After (Po tem, 2024, short), Self-Sown (Samorastnik, 2026, short).
Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television at the University of Ljubljana
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Slovenia
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Slovenian Film Center
Miklošičeva 38, 1000, Ljubljana
Slovenia
Phone: +38 612 343 200
E-mail: [email protected]
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