Croatia, Slovenia, 2025, MAIDA SRABOVIĆ, DCP, 5.1., 13 min, animated film
In a God-fearing village lying between two rivers, giving birth to a fačuk — an illegitimate child — is a mortal sin. Everyone in the village recoils from the young pregnant woman who is about to give birth at any moment. In this narrow-minded and harsh rural environment, fear grows inside her.
film crew
sciptwriter and director: MAIDA SRABOVIĆ
art director: STIPAN TADIĆ
animators: IVANA PIPAL, LUCIJA OROZ, LAURA MARTINOVIĆ, LEA VUČKO, DAMIR GRBANOVIĆ, MAIDA SRABOVIĆ
voices: MIRELA VIDEK-HRAVNJEC, KUD “Reka”
editor: IVA KRALJEVIĆ
music composers: GORDANA in MIROSLAV EVAČIĆ
sound designer: FRANO HOMEN
sound mixer: JULIJ ZORNIK
producers: MAIDA SRABOVIĆ, VEDRAN ŠTEFAN, JANJA PILIĆ (Tetrabot, Croatia)
coproducers: VIVA VIDENOVIĆ (URGH!, Slovenia), DAMIR GRBANOVIĆ (Octopics, Slovenia)
distributer: BONOBOSTUDIO
awards
FeKK BAL Award @ FeKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival 2025
Film Critic’s Jury Award @ FeKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival 2025
Special Mention @ Turku Animated Film Festival 2025
Special Mention @ Videomedeja International New Media Art Festival 2025
Special Mention @ ASIFA Croatia 2025
Best First Film @ Paris International Animation Film Festival 2026
New Critics & New Audiences Award 2026
Best Animation @ West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival 2026
Oktavijan award for the best animated film in 2025 by the Croatian Film Critics Association
