ENDLESS TAIL
O.V. Croatian subtitle in Spanish and English
Relating to Vera Chytilova’s colourful collages and visual games, Zeljka Sukova constructs her own universe with all the tools that cinema puts at her disposal: sudden changes of space thanks to editing, an unusual use of sound and of found footage: the power of pure imagination. A little girl and boy go into a thick forest near the sea, in search of something. They come across a mysterious door in the middle of the countryside. Where will it lead to? Starting from the children’s fantasy and swimming in the waters of the profane and the sacred, this endless tale is a timeless allegory for the return to paradise.
Direction: Željka Suková
Script: Željka Suková
Cinematography: Aleš Suk
Editing: Aleš Suk
Sound: UKUS
Cast: Julie Suková, Kašpar Suk
Production: Aleš Suk
Production Company: UKUS
Željka Suková
She was born in Yugoslavia in 1977. She studied Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb and New Media at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. Her film Marija’s Own (2011) premiered in Hot Docs, at Toronto, and had its European premiere in Karlovy Vary, where it won the Award given by the Federation of Critics from Europe and the Mediterranean. It was shown at over twenty festivals, including the Documentary Fortnight at MoMA. She co-directed Winter/Miracle (2012) with Gustavo Beck. The film could be seen at CPH:DOX and at Gothenburg, and it won the award for Best Film from Central and Eastern Europe at Jihlava. Endless Tail (2018), her latest film, premiered at Karlovy Vary.