23.LFF
Opatija
26.-30.08.2025.

Film

She, theatre

LFF14, Off program, Out of competition

ABOUT THE MOVIE

Documentary about Mani Gotovac offers views of the professional and private life of our most famous women theatrologist and first female general manager in the history of Croatian theatre. The film brings interviews with people from the local cultural and public life, archival materials from theatres in which Mani Gotovac worked (&TD Theatre, Croatian National Theatre Split and Croatian National Theatre Ivana pl. Zajca Rijeka) and scenes from the plays "Tell me about Gorki" and "Several imaginary scenes "(based on the novel „Ocean Sea“ by A. Baricco). 

Marina Banićević

Marina Banićević was an active member and a president of a film club Liburnija film Rijeka. During her active years, she successfully organized projects such as the film festival KRAF, and enhanced the overall film production. She attended the film workshop Liburnija film atelier and School of Media Culture dr. Ante Peterlić, with an emphasis on film theory, film history and media culture. She also completed a course on making a feature film. She has made two short films, one of which got a festival debut award, and also directed "She, the theatre", a documentary about Mani Gotovac, which emphasised the professional aspect of life of first female Croatian theatre manager and famous theatrologist. Her recent work includes the co-authorship of a documentary "Viva Ludež: The conversation with the Feral Three", which tackles the issue of liberal journalism in Croatia, with Feral Tribune journalists being its main protagonists.

Title: She, theatre
Year of production: 2015
Duration: 76
Photography: Saša Stanić
Editing: Ona, teatar
Sound design: Liza Žufić
Production: Ona, teatar
Production company: Blank_filmski inkubator