The Way Out
view in croatian- 2010
- 10'10''
- video
- color
- Orig. Title: Prolaz za van
The Way Out is an experimental film that uses documentary footage of a lengthy conversation with Mrs Gabrijela, who recently lost someone close to her. She shares her deepest emotions and most pleasant memories with the filmmaker, while trying to express her sorrow and anxiety. The filmmaker’s involvement with the protagonist, the emotional subject matter and the process of filmmaking itself are all made explicit.
- Director
- Sanja Šamanović, Vedran Šamanović
- Screenplay
- Sanja Šamanović, Vedran Šamanović
- Cinematography
- Vedran Šamanović, Lutvo Mekić
- Producer
- Vera Robić-Škarica
- Production
- Hrvatski filmski savez (HFS)
Vedran Šamanović (1968 – 2009) graduated from the department of cinematography at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb, in 2007. Throughout his tragically short but fruitful career he directed and filmed numerous experimental, fiction and documentary films and received many awards for his work. Šamanović was also the founder and director of Zagreb’s OneTake Film Festival.
Sanja Šamanović (1970) graduated from The Faculty of Geodesy. She has been a member of the „Kino klub Zagreb“ since 1996, producing her own films. She has worked as a producer of music videos, commercial and experimental films and on the documentary Graduates and Dancers. She was a co-director of the experimental documentary The Way Out. For two years has been a Coordinator of the One Take Film Festival. Currently finishing the documentary Terrace, started by Vedran Šamanović.
