23.LFF
Opatija
26.-30.08.2025.

Film

Now I am Irena

LFF19, In competition

ABOUT THE MOVIE

A young woman revisits a seemingly insignificant argument with her former husband during the time of her pregnancy. Using elements of psychodrama, she steps into the role of her past self and struggles to access buried emotions caused by his abusiveness.

Jasmina Beširević

Jasmina Beširević studies Film and TV Directing (Documentary Film) at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. She was born in Zagreb and has lived and studied in Germany and the USA. She holds a B.S. in Ecology and an M.A. in Education. For many years she has worked as a teacher. She participated in a number of film schools and workshops.

Title: Now I am Irena
Year of production: 2021
Duration: 13
Photography: Magdalena Ptiček
Editing: Dora Slakoper
Sound design: Nina Ugrinović
Production company: ADU