Andrea Poljak

Through archival footage of his parents' wedding, the filmmaker reflects on love and marriage in contemporary Serbia. Observing traditional Balkan rituals, he questions his own place as an LGBT individual in a society resistant to equality. The film explores the tension between tradition and modern love, and the hope for a future where everyone can experience love freely. Through his personal journey, he confronts family expectations and dreams of acceptance.

People accustomed to living in urban areas gradually lost touch with the primordial and in the reduced presence of civilization began to feel a certain anxiety. Darkness occupied the spaces, changing their content and essence, leaving the exposed observer completely alone. The atmosphere of the film creates a feeling of alienation that insists on the discomfort caused by the mere presence of darkness. The boundaries between the external world and inner fear are erased, and darkness becomes all-encompassing.

The documentary Ether Of Hate explores the triangle of power in Serbia - the church, the political elite and the media and their mutual symbiosis in creating an atmosphere of hatred and intolerance towards the LGBTIQ+ population. Focusing primarily on the narratives that followed the holding of EuroPride in Serbia in 2022, through archival footage, interviews and analysis, it is revealed how public discourse is shaped, who creates it and with what intentions. The film shows a picture of that September in which the masks fell, putting it in the context of everything that came before, and everything that will follow later.