When Primorska Region was annexed to Yugoslavia, Gorica remained in Italy. On the Yugoslav side, the construction of the Nova Gorica (New Gorica) began in 1948. The town on the meadow, on the marsh, on the abandoned cemetery next to the old Frnaža, stood for many years like a skeleton in the middle of an empty space next to an immeasurably wide street that led nowhere. People who moved to it from all corners and places soon realized that they found themselves in the "wild west" and that they would have to build Nova Gorica themselves. The documentary video essay tells the story of the city's emergence and raises questions about its identity and vision at a time when the border is once again losing its meaning. It is narrated by its inhabitants and those who helped build it in one way or another.
Producer: |
Aleš Doktorič |
Director: |
Nadja Velušček and Anja Medved |
Script: |
Nadja Velušček and Anja Medved |
Camera: |
Radovan Čok |
Editing: |
Aleš Mavrič, Anja Medved |
Others: |
Glasba: Aleksander Ipavec
Strokovni sodelavci: Niko Jurca, Vinko Torkar
Arhivske raziskave: Martina Humar
Organizator: Miloš Kumar
Pomočniki Peter Gus, Hijacint Iussa, Jožko Markič
Tajnica produkcije: Sara Hoban
Pokrovitelj: Mestna občina Nova Gorica
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Nadja Velušček and Anja Medved, mother and daughter, are an author tandem that has been working in the field of documentary film for many years. Anja is a graduated theater director. Nadja is a former professor of Italian and Slovenian languages. They created an extensive film opus that explores the divided memories of the border area and sews them into common film narratives. They live in Goriško, where they create within the framework of the KINOkašča Institute / CINEMattic - film production and memory bank.