23.LFF
Opatija
26.-30.08.2025.

Film

Wednesday - 27/08/2025
Summer Stage 20:15

My Dad's Lessons

LFF23, In competition

LFF LAUREATE

  • Best Editor

ABOUT THE MOVIE

This film was made in memory of the author's father, who devoted much of his life to recording the world around him. Discovering a multitude of unmarked, unedited, and unseen tapes belonging to her father, the author begins a personal and cinematic odyssey to unveil the real man behind the recordings. By viewing videos of the moments she didn't witness, reflecting on her childhood and her family's relationship with the camera — her father's tool, diary method, and preferred means of expression — the author gains insight into his diverse roles across various times and corners of the world.

Dalija Dozet

Dalija Dozet graduated in Fiction Film Directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. As a director and screenwriter, she is active in different creative and commercial projects of all lengths and in film education. President of Zagreb Film Club and the founder of Filmska RUNDA in Osijek. In her work she utilises differnet film genres to explore the issues of closeness, loss and impossibility of communication. Currently she is developing one fiction and one animated project. My Dad's Lessons is her feature documentary debut.

Title: My Dad's Lessons
Year of production: 2025
Duration: 61
Director: Dalija Dozet
Photography: Luka Matić
Sound design: Frano Homen
Production company: Hulahop

Festivals where the film was screened:

  • 2025 ZagrebDox (Zagreb, HR) Regional competition

Awards and recognitions received:

  • 2025 Great Seal ZagrebDox (Zagreb, HR)