Passportless Mess
Maja Penčič / Czech Republic / 2022 / World Premiere / 21 min.
synopsis
An idiot for some, a genius for others. Zoran is an urban legend of a Serbian block of flats who allegedly travelled the whole world without a single ID on him. After that, he went nuts due to politics, war and MDMA. “I saw it with my own naked eye,” nodded a half-blind old man. Though a clear answer to the question who Zoran really was is not to be expected at the end of this semi-serious manhunt, it is more than sure that even if he did not exist, the locals must have had to think him up.“I’ve known the guy since I was seven years old, I’ve got endless stories.”
biography
Maja Penčič, Czech director with Balkan roots, is currently a third-year student of documentary filmmaking at FAMU. Her films, very often featuring her closest friends and family, are – by her own words – created out of intuition and chaos. She is interested in storytelling, emotions and sorcery. She cooperates with editor Idni Beganovič.more about film
| director: | Maja Penčič |
| producer: | Ondřej Šejnoha |
| script: | Maja Penčič, Idni Beganovič, Nika Datiashvili |
| photography: | Nika Datiashvili, Michael Šindelář |
| editing: | Idni Beganovič |
| sound design: | Adéla Kaiserová, Matěj Lindner |
contact
FAMU / Alexandra Hroncováalexandra.hroncova@famu.cz
Film at festival
| premiere type: | World Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2022 |
| section: | Ji.hlava Online, Short Joy |
| language: | Czech, Croatian, Serbian |
| subtitles: | Czech |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | Maja Penčič |
| original title: | Legenda bez pasoša |
| country: | Czech Republic |
| year: | 2022 |
| running time: | 21 min. |
