Jelena Paljan
Writing
Known For

Family tensions are slowly eroding what should have been a carefree summer for the young boy Jakov. A series of events ending in tragedy will incite his emotional revolt against the grown ups, but also his sense of guilt.
Cherries

Firmly believing her own life is no more precious than the lives of the innocent people being persecuted, with the help of a few friends, Diana embarks on a perilous campaign of rescuing more than 10,000 children from the Ustasha camps in Nazi-occupied Croatia.
The Diary of Diana B.

Haunted by his dark past, a labourer in a small Croatian village has a series of fateful encounters over the course of a single night.
The Reaper

The thematic framework of the anthology feature film DEEP CUTS is violence in all of its forms: as a destruction of intimacy, family, integrity, trust.
Deep Cuts

Just like any other 13-year-old, Antun is irritated by his younger brother.
Boo-boo Boo Hoo Hoo
Young biologist Marta Medved comes to the small town of Veliki Dabar to investigate the murder of a large bear, whose body has been discovered before the mayor's holiday home, with her arrival triggering a string of bizzare incidents all across town.
The Hunt

Lidija is 37, she was born in a small town on the Croatian coast. At the age of 19 she left for Amsterdam, where she was promised a waitressing job, but she ended up in the Red Light District. After 15 years, she returns to her hometown to turn a new page and become a mother. In the film she speaks up for the first time about leaving and returning to a conservative community, everything she experienced in between and describes Amsterdam’s windows, porn sets, Playboy covers.
Straight A's!

An intimate journey through the Bosnian Blues.