BEFORE DARK
synopsis
I took three photos. Those three seconds, captured by a pinhole camera, will take you to the sea before dark.
(the film is made entirely of 3 photos taken by a pinhole camera)
specifications
Original Title: Prije mraka
Director, camera, editing, sound: Mare Šuljak
Genre: Experimental film
Runtime: 7 minutes 15 seconds
Year of production: 2022
Country of Origin: Croatia
Country of Filming: Croatia
Shooting Format: Digital pinhole camera
Aspect Ratio:16:9
Film Color: Color
Link: https://vimeo.com/717515508
Password: on request
screenings
31st Croatian Film Days / 31. Dani hrvatskog filma
May 13th 2022, Croatian premiere, Official selection, Zagreb, Croatia
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54th Croatian Amateur Film Festival / 54. Revija hrvatskog filmskog stvaralaštva, November 25-27 2022, Competition program, Beli Manastir, Croatia
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2022 The 15th "Gledalište", production of Kinoklub Zagreb
May 21th 2022, Kinoteka, Zagreb.
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December 7, 2023, International Competition Program, Belgrade, Serbia
Director
Mare Šuljak Mare Šuljak is a multimedia artist from Dubrovnik, Croatia. She holds an MA in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. She is a member of the Croatian Association of Fine Artists (HDLU) and the Croatian Freelance Artists Association (HZSU). Her work was presented at numerous solo and group exhibitions, as well as film festivals in Croatia and abroad. Her short experimental film Site Selection (2012) screened in the official competition of the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and won her the award for Best Debutant at the Croatian Film Days. She lives and works in Zagreb.
Filmography
Site Selection, 2012
The doorway, 2013
722 032-2, 2013
Tailor, 2019
I am better off when you are silent, 2019
Pink Stories, 2021
Before dark, 2022
Evanescence, 2023