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| Director's Biography, Filmography, Statement |
BIOGRAPHY OF DIRECTOR ZORAN MASLIC
Zoran Maslic, formerly citizen of Sarajevo, started as a film
critic, writing for Bosnian newspapers and magazines. He
abandoned that career for directing of short video art
pieces, music videos, children programs and dramas.
"Zozonski omotac" was maybe only tv-show series about
alternative culture in former Yugoslavia.
When the Bosnian war started he was finishing his feature
film script "Stoned Age" and was about to start editing of a
comedy special. Very soon, he finds himself directing
documentaries about ordinary people in war. Two of them
he co-directed with late Miodrag Tarana.
"How I Spent My Summer Holidays" was the best
video-film at 1993 Belgrade Film Festival of
Documentaries and Shorts, while "Peace in the Village of
Janja" received Silver Knight at Golden Knight Film
Festival of Orthodox Cultures.
After the war, in 1996, he immigrates to Canada.
"It took so many years to finally feel the ground under my
feet."
Zoran Maslic, formerly citizen of Sarajevo, started as a film
critic, writing for Bosnian newspapers and magazines. He
abandoned that career for directing of short video art
pieces, music videos, children programs and dramas.
"Zozonski omotac" was maybe only tv-show series about
alternative culture in former Yugoslavia.
When the Bosnian war started he was finishing his feature
film script "Stoned Age" and was about to start editing of a
comedy special. Very soon, he finds himself directing
documentaries about ordinary people in war. Two of them
he co-directed with late Miodrag Tarana.
"How I Spent My Summer Holidays" was the best
video-film at 1993 Belgrade Film Festival of
Documentaries and Shorts, while "Peace in the Village of
Janja" received Silver Knight at Golden Knight Film
Festival of Orthodox Cultures.
After the war, in 1996, he immigrates to Canada.
"It took so many years to finally feel the ground under my
feet."
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT ABOUT ALLIGATOR PIE
Making a feature length documentary with no money and never even trying to apply for government
funding or sponsorship felt hard and depressing when I was doing my previous film. In the meantime I
learned how to live with that. What you get in return is freedom, but as we all know: freedom is a very
scary place. I hope my film will be worth of personalities it is showing and what I deeply felt for them
(Berge Arabian, Sebastien Belec, Emily Broughton and many others).
Making a feature length documentary with no money and never even trying to apply for government
funding or sponsorship felt hard and depressing when I was doing my previous film. In the meantime I
learned how to live with that. What you get in return is freedom, but as we all know: freedom is a very
scary place. I hope my film will be worth of personalities it is showing and what I deeply felt for them
(Berge Arabian, Sebastien Belec, Emily Broughton and many others).
FILMOGRAPHY
Rockovnik -documentary TV series, 1987, director
"Fantastic History of Bosnian Cinema"- experimental,
video mono-drama, 1988, director
How was Shot Time of Gypsies by Emir Kusturica -
documentary, 1989, producer
"Zozonski omotac" - arts and culture TV series, 1989-92
How I Spent my Summer Holidays - documentary, co-
directed with Miodrag Tarana, 1992
Peace in the Village of Janja - documentary,
co-directed with Miodrag Tarana, 1993
Eurovision - short film diversion, 1993, director
Hometown – documentary, 1994, director
Metamorphosis of Upper Apple Village –
documentary, 1993, director
Rockovnik -documentary TV series, 1987, director
"Fantastic History of Bosnian Cinema"- experimental,
video mono-drama, 1988, director
How was Shot Time of Gypsies by Emir Kusturica -
documentary, 1989, producer
"Zozonski omotac" - arts and culture TV series, 1989-92
How I Spent my Summer Holidays - documentary, co-
directed with Miodrag Tarana, 1992
Peace in the Village of Janja - documentary,
co-directed with Miodrag Tarana, 1993
Eurovision - short film diversion, 1993, director
Hometown – documentary, 1994, director
Metamorphosis of Upper Apple Village –
documentary, 1993, director
WHEN YOU DIE AS A CAT - feature length documentary about war trauma in a context of unwilling
immigration told through the life of poet Goran Simic; 85 minutes, 2009, director
ALLIGATOR PIE - feature length documentary about Love, street life and a "quest for a lost
kingdom" told through lives of photographer Berge Arabian and his subjects and friends Sebastien
Belec and Emily Broughton. The title of the film is taken from a Canadian cult book of poetry for
children - Garbage Delight by Dennis Lee.
In post-production; 2011, director.
Alligator pie, alligator pie,
if I don't get some I think I'm gonna die.
immigration told through the life of poet Goran Simic; 85 minutes, 2009, director
ALLIGATOR PIE - feature length documentary about Love, street life and a "quest for a lost
kingdom" told through lives of photographer Berge Arabian and his subjects and friends Sebastien
Belec and Emily Broughton. The title of the film is taken from a Canadian cult book of poetry for
children - Garbage Delight by Dennis Lee.
In post-production; 2011, director.
Alligator pie, alligator pie,
if I don't get some I think I'm gonna die.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT ABOUT WHEN YOU DIE AS A CAT
Making of documentary WHEN YOU DIE AS A CAT I can only compare with the passing of a kidney
stone. I am not saying that because it had no budget and it took years to be completed, that was
actually the easy part.
War, Immigration and the prolonged post-war Infection by Death and Destruction were “places” I
never wanted to go to, but I had to.
Making of documentary WHEN YOU DIE AS A CAT I can only compare with the passing of a kidney
stone. I am not saying that because it had no budget and it took years to be completed, that was
actually the easy part.
War, Immigration and the prolonged post-war Infection by Death and Destruction were “places” I
never wanted to go to, but I had to.