Urška Djukić
Directing
Biography
Urška Djukić was born in 1986 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She studied at the Academy of Arts in Nova Gorica. Her short film Bon Appétit, La Vie! won the award for Best Short at the National Festival of Slovenian Film 2016. In 2018, she was invited to participate at SEE Factory, a joint project for young directors curated by Directors' Fortnight and Sarajevo Film Festival. There she co-directed a short film The Right One that premiered at Cannes 2019. In the same year, she was selected for the 39th Cinéfondation Residence in Paris, where she started developing her debut film, Little Trouble Girls. By combining live-action, animation, and other techniques, Urška creates hybrid visual narratives and is primarily focused on exploring topics of contemporary womanhood.
Known For
16-year-old Lucia joins the Catholic school choir where she befriends senior Ana-Maria. During a choir retreat Lucia's attraction to a restoration worker creates tension with Ana-Maria and challenges her faith.
Little Trouble Girls
Five uniquely moving films about motherhood—bubbling up in the grocery store, the cemetery, or even a car ride—come together in this omnibus film set in Sarajevo.
The Factory
A trip into grandma's intimate life shows the status of Slovenian women in the first half of the 20th century.
Granny's Sexual Life
A possessive mother, a loving son, the fiancée's first visit, a mute witness... Four players around a pie.
The Right One
Silva, a keen middle-aged hunter, invites her teenage daughter Ana to a hunt for the first time, but the trip does not end as expected. A miniature reflection on femininity in a time of sexual equality.
After the Hunt
A misplaced pregnancy test creates confusion in the minds of grown-up children. Eva returns to her home town, to unresolved things from her past. Max has a new love affair. Nataša goes crazy. Izi's mother finds a positive pregnancy test and panics. Izi doesn't give a damn about anything.
Bon Appétit, La Vie!
A sequence of three documentaries for three different taboos - death, shopping and pornography.