Goran Nježić, Matija Tomić 2024 12 min Croatia
Kinoteka Zlatna Vrata September 15, 2025 19:15
In a forgotten ex-industrial city in central Croatia, three young friends drift aimlessly through their days, trapped in the decaying remnants of a once-thriving town. Their lives are marked by boredom, fleeting moments of joy, and a quiet sense of resignation. Through a series of vignettes, we witness their small, insignificant rebellions against the monotony, as the weight of the town’s desolation presses down on them.
Goran Nježić (1987) graduated from the Academy of Applied Arts at the University of Rijeka, in the class of Professor Dalibor Martinis. Active on the independent Croatian scene as a filmmaker, musician, and visual artist, he has exhibited and presented his work in Rijeka, Sisak, Zagreb, Seoul, Dublin and Paris, among other places.
He collaborated as an author and artist on several audiovisual projects that have premiered at festivals such as Novalis Festival in Osijek, at Espro IRCAM at the Centre Pompidou in Paris and The Music Biennale Zagreb.
He is the co-founder of the B.A.K.A. platform, an association focused on producing audiovisual works and cultural projects within the regional independent art scene. He is the author of several short films, including When I Wake Up (2020) and The Clouds Are Far Away (2021). As a member of the bands ### and Punčke, he has released several critically acclaimed albums for LAA and PDV Records and has toured across Europe and Asia.
Matija Tomić (Rijeka, November 10, 1985) is a graduate art educator. He completed his studies at the Academy of Applied Arts in Rijeka, graduating in the class of Professor Dalibor Martinis with a focus on “New Media.”
He is a co-founder and part of the B.A.K.A. art collective platform, within which the independent B.A.K.A. production operates, dedicated to independent film and video creation. Their work encompasses film directing, editing, design, and music.