My Summer Holiday

Petra Seliškar

While most kids leave for summer holidays, eight-year-old Basri is eager to spend the break with his brothers in the Macedonian mountains. For generations, his family have been shepherds, and today, his three older brothers are taking care of hundreds of sheep and dozens of cows, protected from the wolves by a loyal pack of dogs. This summer, Basri will delve into learning the job, enjoying the wild nature, the feeling of freedom and the heavy duties of life dealing with the cycles of nature, far from the adult world. A dream life for him, while his older brothers begin to dream of a different future.

Slovenia, France, Republic of North Macedonia 2025, '54

DIRECTOR: Petra Seliškar

SCENARIO: Petra Seliškar, Tancrède Rivière

CAMERA: Brand Ferro

MONTAGE: Sashko Potter Micevski

MUSIC: Iztok Koren

PRODUCERS: Petra Seliškar, Victor Ede, Sara Ferro

PRODUCTION: Petra Pan Film, Cinéphage Productions, PPFP, Al Jazeera Balkans

Petra Seliškar

Petra Seliškar is a Slovenian documentary writer, director and producer with a rich experience and singular talent. She has flourished as a filmmaker with profound insight, sensibility, strong narrative force and innovative approaches. Seliškar has the ability to recognise hidden details, and through them discovers and highlights the essence in art, culture, nature and all aspects of life. This is why she dedicated her time on this planet to life’s little pleasure, and of course, cinema. She is currently filming her seventh feature length documentary Torso of an Old Cat. Besides her own works, Seliškar has produced films by acclaimed international filmmakers, including Claudia Tosi, Peter Zach, Francesco Fei, Damian Nenadić, Jean-Robert Viallet, Ineke Smith and Iiris Saaren-Seppälä.

My Summer Holiday

Petra Seliškar

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