At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking

Synopsis

In the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Emin, in his twilight years, toils alongside his faithful horse. Through bitter cold and harsh conditions, he seeks solace and warmth in nature’s embrace and finds fleeting comfort in sharing his burdens with his only true confidant. A story about man and grief as a universal human experience that can be both isolating and unifying.

Director Biography

Maja Novaković (1987, Srebrenica) is a Ph.D. candidate studying Sergei Parajanov's poetics of heritage. Her debut, THEN COMES THE EVENING, premiered at Visions du Reel (2019) and secured an OSCAR® qualification by winning at the Full Frame Documentary Festival. It received over 50 awards, was screened at 130+ festivals: Hot Docs, Sarajevo FF, SFFILM, Camerimage, Jihlava ..., and made the Cinema Eye Honors nomination and Doc NYC Short List. She is a Sarajevo Talents and IDFAcademy alumna.