The Mountain Won't Move

Petra Seliškar

Each year, three brothers - Zekir, Zarif, and Zani - spend several months in the Macedonian mountains, looking after their family’s flock. The older brothers, Zekir and Zarif, lead the sheep in the upper pastures, while the younger, Zani, stays in a lower hut and takes care of the cows. At an altitude of 2,400 meters, far from any community or society, the brothers live a free yet precarious life, filled with hard work, simple games and innocent joy. As they come of age, many questions arise in the brothers’ minds: who are they, individually and in relation to each other? Can they manage a sustainable life as shepherds? What lies ahead for them in their future? As tensions grow between Zekir and Zarif, the latter becomes eager to change his life.

Slovenia, North Macedonia, France 2025, '95

DIRECTOR: Petra Seliškar

SCENARIO: Petra Seliškar, Tancrède Rivière

CAMERA: Brand Ferro

MONTAGE: Laureline Delom, Sashko Potter Micevski

MUSIC: Iztok Koren

PRODUCERS: Petra Seliškar, Victor Ede, Sara Ferro

PRODUCTION: Petra Pan Film, Cinephage Productions, PPFP

FESTIVALS & AWARDS:

Guadalajara IFF (2025): Best Socio-Environmental Film
Underhill Festival (2025): Special Mention
Dokudoc (2025): Special Mention
Štigličev's View Awards (2026)
Festival International d’Autrans (2025): Main Award
Visions du Réel
DOK.fest Munich
MakeDox
DokuFest
Astra FF

Petra Seliškar

Petra Seliškar is a director, producer, festival art director, and programmer born and based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Educated in the Netherlands and UK, she has a degree in documentary directing and an MA in media studies. In 2003, she founded Petra Pan Film Production, which primarily produces and distributes documentary films. She is also one of the founders of the festival MakeDox taking place every summer in Skopje in North Macedonia. Petra has the ability to clearly see the importance in hidden details, revealing the essence of art, culture, nature, and all aspects of life. This creative strength is evident in her documentaries, which have toured extensively at festivals, won international awards, and been sold to European broadcasters.