Sevdah

Synopsis

“Sevdah” is a feeling about life imbued with melancholy, yearning and beautiful sorrow. In Bosnia it is expressed through their traditional sad song – Sevdalinka. The death of their mutual friend and lover of Sevdalinka, Farah, has brought musician Damir and director Marina together. Trying to deal with their own loss and grief, they decide to create a film about sevdah. They create it as an emotional, musical, lyrical and visual journey through the soul of Bosnia, through their own emotions and memories.

Director Biography

In 1997, she Graduated from Academy of Drama Arts in Zagreb, Croatia, at the Department of Film Editing. In 2001, together with her colleague Ms. Darija Kulenovic Gudan, she established the film production company Studio Dim (initially named Dim Produkcija). Since then, she directed more than 30 music videos, 50 commercials and numerous corporate films. She works as a director and producer. “Sevdah” is her first feature documentary.