In an ordinary emotional relationship, memory is that dead void from the past which can cause us troubles. On the contrary, in unconditional love, the void of memory keeps us in touch with our loved ones. The absence of memory fills the void with sounds and images stored in time and space. A message from the past is the time on the answering machine that still goes by. A photograph is a seemingly motionless time, but which is now able to slide backwards. And make a film. And in this film, love is the one that can hardly wait for you. Love is the one you promised you would come back.
Primož Čučnik
What is the difference between a family film, even so difficult, and an artistic expression, even so difficult? The difference is that the former remains in the family album forever, and the latter goes down in the history of artistic interventions in time. The film by Tomaž Grom “Can’t Wait for You to Come” is an artistic expression. Not only because he expresses himself with this film as a proven music creator, but because, when faced with the challenge of confronting a heavy loss, he is in fact radically faced with the medium he uses to express himself. How come picture and sound don’t go together? Why is a mute tape the most eloquent sometimes? How can I evoke not only a memory but also the future by screening a past image? These are all the questions that the film gives answers to in an extremely intimate way. See you.
Stojan Pelko
| Producer: |
Zavod Sploh |
| Director: |
Tomaž Grom |
| Script: |
Tomaž Grom, Špela Trošt |
| Camera: |
Tomaž Grom, Špela Trošt, Katja Legin, Benjamin Kovač, Žiga Gruden
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| Editing: |
Tomaž Grom, Špela Trošt
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| Director of photography: |
Tomaž Grom |
Tomaž Grom is the founder and program manager of Zavod Sploh, focusing on musical and performing arts, education, and publishing. He curates the Neposlušno festival and previously curated sound cycles like Confine aperto and Zvokotok. Grom authored various performances, installations, and a full-length documentary, Šum Balkana. He created video portraits for Centralala.si and the film "Komaj čakam da prideš."
Collaborators in film and performing arts include Špela Trošt, Bojan Jablanovec, Tomi Janežič, Loup Abramovici, Špela Čadež, Iztok Kovač, Boris Petković, among others. Bands he's part of include Kutin/Grom, Tomažin/Grom, Samo Gromofon, and more.
As an improviser, Grom collaborates with various musicians and views music as a communicative medium, not just aesthetic pleasure. He explores the social context and sees composition as improvisation, allowing space for creativity, mistakes, and innovative solutions. Grom has participated in festivals worldwide and composed for theater, dance, puppet shows, and films.
In the realm of video and film, Grom has contributed to projects like "Med dvema ognjema," "Šum Balkana," "Slovo," and "Boles." He's also involved in creating video pieces, including "Osamitev: Zaklep1, Zaklep2, Zaklep3" and "Igraj se s sabo."