Sceneggiatura / Screenplay: Emilija Gašić Fotografia / Photography: Inés Gowland Montaggio / Editing: Jovana Filipović Suono / Sound: Dora Filipović Scenografia / Set Designer: Maja Đuričić Costumi / Costume Designer: Senka Radivojević Interpreti / Cast: Viktorija Vasiljević, Milica Gicić, Tamara Gajović, Pavle Čemerikić, Maša Ćirović, Jelena Djokić, Goran Bogdan Produzione / Produced by: Set Sail Films Coproduzione / Co-produced by: Neoart Con il sostegno di / Supported by: Film Center Serbia, Ministry of Culture of Serbia Distribuzione internazionale / World Sales: Lights On
Just before their father is conscripted during the 1999 NATO bombing of Serbia, sisters Sonja and Dragana begin a video diary on a home camera. Days go by as they film the peaceful nature around them, the trembling sky at night during air raids and their teasing of their seven year- old sister, Tijana. Things change when a mysterious boy and his shy, younger sister arrive from Belgrade and move into the neighbour’s house. Soon, new friendships, first kisses and first disappointments take over the fear of bombs. Shot in Hi8, 78 Days premiered at IFF Rotterdam 2024 and was then presented in more than 30 international film festivals. “A few years ago, I digitized all of my family’s home video tapes from the 1990s and I stumbled upon a tape that I completely erased from my memory … The footage transported me back in time when my generation’s childhood was in quarantine. I made a questionnaire about the bombing with a desire to see how others remembered it, and over 200 people shared their memories … Then I wondered, what if all this was on one Hi8 tape?” (E. Gašić)
Emilija Gašić
Serbian filmmaker Emilija Gašić was born in 1991 and currently resides in New York City. She graduated with an MFA in Cinematography from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. As a cinematographer, she shot films in the US, France, Norway and Czech Republic. Selected among the First Cut+ projects in Trieste in 2023, 78 Days marks her feature film debut: the film’s screenplay was developed within the framework of Biennale College Cinema 2020. 2013 Pukotina (The Crack) cm / sf 2014 The Train cm / sf 2014 An Unknown Friend cm / sf; The Cursed Days cm / sf 2016 Disquiet cm / sf 2017 Little Wolf cm / sf 2018 Aftermath cm / sf 2019 The Wait cm / sf 2020 Her & Him cm / sf 2024 78 dana (78 Days); Premi / Awards: FilmFestival Cottbus – Miglior film di debutto / Best Debut Feature Film Award
