Tamara Pavićević's short horror film premiered at SFF

Short feature horror film "Nothing personal, dad" by a Montenegrin director Tamara Pavićević, had its world premiere at the Sarajevo Film Festival, as part of the student competition selection.

"Torn between her father's invisible illness and a community that doesn't understand her, the woman chooses to fight to save herself, even if that fight frees the darkness she carries inside," the brief synopsis states.

Pavićević is the only representative of Montenegro at this year's edition of the festival in Sarajevo as part of the student selection.

"The work on this project was accompanied by numerous technical difficulties, therefore the opportunity to finally be shown within the framework of a prestigious film event such as the SFF is extremely important for the entire team. I was particularly pleased that the screening of the selected films was dominated by female directors, which also reflected the perspective of the stories. However, the biggest impression of those present was that, as representatives of Montenegro, we worked with by far the smallest budget compared to the countries of the region", director Pavićević said.

Based on the motives of the story "Forest" by the author Lane Bastašić, the film represents the practical part of the master's work in which the young director deals with the characterization of female characters in horror films.

"'Nothing personal, dad' reflects on what happens when women fulfill their roles in society, but due to a situation over which they have no control, they are excluded from the environment in which they live," said Pavićević.

More details of the plot itself are revealed on the Film Freeway website...

"When a man succumbs to a severe mental crisis and his physical condition deteriorates, the village blames his wife and daughter for the illness. Although they perform their roles in accordance with social expectations, the invisible illness of the head of the family excludes them from society and threatens their existence. Seeing her mother's suffering and her father's passivity, the daughter takes matters into her own hands," he writes.

The main female role was entrusted to a sixteen-year-old Rozi Kestner, which has only one line in the film, while it is read verbally from gestures, and the cast is completed by Milica Šćepanović i Petar Novakovic.

Pavićević also announces his new achievement. He is currently in the post-production phase of the short documentary "This is not Kika" about the cult Svetozar Kiki Nikočević, for which he signs the script and direction.