A Fight for

Synopsis

A month after the Wall Street occupation, a number of protesters follow their example and set up their tents in front of the Ljubljana stock market. The protesters are united in the critique of representative democracy and global financial capitalism under the slogan ‘nobody represents us’. Their organisation is based on the principles of direct democracy. In absence of other social alternatives, a community starts to emerge in the camp in front of the stock market where everyone has an equal say, and everyone is united in their diversity. After the initial euphoria the great idea of direct democracy clashes against the contemporary individual; antagonisms surface, similar to those of the system which the protesters fight against. The story about the Slovenian version of the ‘occupy’ movement is portrayed with the stories of a few of protagonists who, despite several defeats, do not lose hope in a different world.

Director Biography

Siniša Gačić (1980) works as journalist and director on Slovenian national television since 1999. For several years he was a contributor for magazine Mladina. In 2013 he finished study of television and film editing at Academy for film, television, radio and theatre. Currently he is finishing postgraduate study of television direction at Academy for film, television, radio and theatre.