28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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Dogs of Home

Daniela Repas / United States, Bosnia and Herzegovina / 2020 / World Premiere / 11 min.


synopsis

Bosnia was divided by war in the 1990s. The older population stayed while the younger population left. The film’s two mediums, documentary and animation, fluctuate along the border of two worlds, which separated time and historical events but are united by a longing for home and family. People are like dogs: they never forget their way home.
 
„Motivation to tell this particular story is grounded in love, instinct and urgency. It speaks of family, loss and resilience, with points of access to the culture of Bosnia…“ D. Repas
 
 
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biography

Daniela Repas is a visual artist originally from Bosnia and based in Portland, Oregon. She combines animation, drawing, installation, and film in her multimedia projects. She drew attention to herself with her short film debut, Mnemonics (2017).
 

more about film

director: Daniela Repas
cast: Dragica Bozić, Dušan Bozić
producer: Daniela Repas
script: Daniela Repas
sound design: Todd Tawd

contact

Daniela Repas
Portland / United States
+5039264430
drepas@pnca.edu

Film at festival

premiere type:World Premiere
festival edition:2020
section:Short Joy
format:DCP
language:English, Bosnian
subtitles:English
colour:Colour

Info

director:Daniela Repas
original title:Dogs of Home
country:United States, Bosnia and Herzegovina
year:2020
running time:11 min.

Section


Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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