23.LFF
Opatija
26.-30.08.2025.

Film

They just come and go

LFF15, In competition

LFF LAUREAT

Film je na 15. LFF-u osvojio:

  • nagradu za najbolju fotografiju

ABOUT THE MOVIE

The film takes place at famous beach in Split in the first moments of sunrise. The entire image seems a bit surreal. On the one hand, young people, sleep deprived and hungover, are preparing to leave so that they can go to bed, and on the other hand there are old people whose day is just beginning. A combination of young and old in such a place, at such an unusual time of day (sunrise) in a way suggests thinking about the transience of life and awakens memories of past days of youth.

Boris Poljak

Boris Poljak (Split, Croatia 1959) is one of the most prominent Croatian experimental and documentary filmmakers, an acclaimed cinematographer and director of photography. A long-time member of Split Film Club and one of the initiators of Split Film Festival – an international festival of new film and video. Since 1989, he is a professional DoP filming more than 50 short and feature films, and eight national film awards for best camera. He directed award-winning experimental titles "Beyond" (2003) and "Sky Spirits" (2010), both co-directed by Damir Čučić, and three short documentary experimental films "The Split Watercolour" (2009), "They Just Come and Go" (2107) and "Autofocus" (2013). The latter was awarded as best short film at both Karlovy Vary international film festival and Visions du Reel film festival in Nyon, Switzerland.

Title: They just come and go
Year of production: 2017
Duration: 20
Director: Boris Poljak
Screenplay: Boris Poljak
Photography: Boris Poljak
Sound design: Martin Semenčić
Production company: Hrvatski filmski savez