Gabriel
view in croatian- 2010
- 72'
- video
- color
An erotic photographer discovers hidden doorways in the city of Zagreb while taking photographs of naked girls. A performance artist lies naked and covered with fish in a shop-window display, as part of her latest art project. Her third husband, whom she met at a cemetery (just like her first one) paints her nails with nail polish. Two actors (a real life couple) simulate a rape scene. Chinese tourists discover whorehouses from the last century in present-day Zagreb while a singer yearns for the ‘right one’. Who is Gabriel and how does he fulfill the wishes of those who open their hearts?
- Director
- Vlatka Vorkapić
- Screenplay
- Martina Globočnik and Vlatka Vorkapić
- Cinematography
- Iva Kraljević
- Producer
- Magdalena Petrović
- Production
- FADE IN
- Co-production
- Zagreb film
Vlatka Vorkapić (1969) graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. She is an independent artist, screenwriter and director. She has directed over 30 documentary films, two short films and several stage plays, including the award-winning Judith French. Her work has been shown at international festivals and she has also won numerous awards for her documentaries and short films.
Selected Filmography – Vlatka Vorkapić (1969)
- Elixir (in production) – documentary feature
- Sonja and the Bull (2012) – feature film
- Gabriel (2011) – documentary feature
- The Last Time (2007) – documentary short
- Ana’s Poems (2003) – documentary short
- Strange People’s Super Power (2002) – documentary short
- Driving Licence (1992) – fiction short
