Before container-ships leave port, lashers secure the containers using heavy metal bars. They are the last port workers to do such dangerous jobs surrounded by self-driven vehicles and remotely operated cranes. Each body tells its own story: from grieving for a colleague who died on the job to just keep going. Stowaway animals appear as visions of a more natural world.
| Producer: |
TENT Film |
| Director: |
Katarina Jazbec |
| Script: |
Katarina Jazbec, Angeliki Diakrousi |
| Camera: |
Matija Pekić, Jesse Immanuel Bom
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| Editing: |
Jesse Immanuel Bom, Katarina Jazbec
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| Others: |
Music and Sound Design: Giliam Spliethoff, Jorick Bronius
CG animation: Ryan Cherewaty |
Katarina Jazbec, a visual artist specializing in film and photography, was born in Slovenia in 1991 and currently resides in Rotterdam. She holds a degree in Economics from the Faculty of Economics in Ljubljana and a master's degree in photography from the Art Academy AKV | St. Joost in Breda, Holland. Employing participatory methods in her work, Jazbec constructs heterotopias and explores innovative storytelling approaches. Her focus includes probing ethical concerns, identity, autonomy, and the shortcomings of our economic system.
Her latest film, "You Can't Automate Me" (2021), premiered at the Rotterdam International Film Festival in June. Jazbec's works have been exhibited at various events, including the FIDÉ Festival du documentaire Émergent in Paris, the International Contemporary Arts Festival City of Women in Ljubljana, and the TENT platform for contemporary art in the Netherlands. She earned the Tënk Award at FIDÉ Paris 2019 for "Permeable Hearts" (2018), a film exploring reading with prisoners in Belgium. Jazbec also received the RTM Pitch 2020 Award from the Rotterdam International Film Festival.
Filmography:
- "You Can't Automate Me" (2021, Short Film)
- "Leaky Hearts" (2018, Short Film)
- "Where We Are" (2016, Short Film)
