Pater Familias

by Dina Uglešić

VERN' University, Croatia

Synopsis

Teenager Domagoj lets a prison fugitive into his apartment who pretends to be a Latin tutor. Not interested in learning, the boy asks him to leave, but he insists on staying. When the fugitive's true identity is revealed, the two confess to each other under the pressure of fear and adrenaline, revealing the burdens of their lives.

Director's biography

Dina Uglešić was born in Zadar on November 11, 1998. After graduating from the Vladimir Nazor language high school in Zadar, she enrolled in an undergraduate course in Film, television and multimedia design at VERN' University, where she got her BA degree in 2020. She is currently finishing her master’s degree in Film and TV directing and production at VERN' University. She is the winner of the rector's award of VERN' University for exceptional academic success in the academic year 2022/2023. So far, she has participated in numerous productions of short, feature-length and animated films. Since 2020, she has been working as a production coordinator and line producer in the production companies Studio Dim and Pom Pom Film. In 2020, she was a jury member in the Giornate Degli Autori selection, which is a part of the Venice Film Festival, she also worked as a pre-selector for the same program for the 2021 edition of the festival. 

Credits

Director: Dina Uglešić

Screenplay: Dina Uglešić, Mihovil Horvat

Cinematography: Zvonimir Murković

Editing: Sara Brkić

Music: Luka Pekas

Sound design: Luka Grubišić Čabo

Specifications

Original title: Pater Familias

Running time: 17'

Film type: Fiction

Country: Croatia

Completion date: April 2023