LANDSCAPES OF RESISTANCE

documentary, 95 min - 2021

director and writer: Marta Popivoda
cinematographer: Ivan Marković

97-year-old antifascist fighter Sonja was one of the first female partisans in Yugoslavia and a member of the resistance in Auschwitz. By listening to Sonja’s stories, we travel through the landscapes of her revolutionary past, as her memories start to intertwine with the filmmakers’ own confrontation with the rising fascism in Europe today.

premiere:
IFF Rotterdam - Tiger Competition

selected festivals:

Visions du Réel
Cinéma du Réel
GoEast Wiesbaden
Doclisboa
Viennale
Zinebi Bilbao

selected awards:

Cinéma du Réel - Libraries Award
Jeonju IFF - Best Picture
Sarajevo Film Festival - Heart of Sarajevo for Documentaries
Beldocs 2021 - Best Documentary
Seville European FF - Best Director and Spetial Meniton