Spomenik Majklu Džeksonu / Monument to Michael Jackson U umirućem gradu u Srbiji, stari komunistički spomenik je uklonjen sa trga. Marko, sanjar, na rubu je razvoda od ljubavi svog života, Ljubinke. Ona je razočarana u njega i u život u srbijanskoj provinciji. Iz očajanja, on dolazi na ideju da komunističku statuu zamijeni spomenikom Majklu Džeksonu da bi spasio svoj umirući grad i ponovo zaveo svoju suprugu. Marko ubjeđuje svoje najbolje prijatelje da mu pomognu. Ali, gradonačelnik njihovog grada ima svoje planove, i koristi desničarsku grupu “Očisti Srbiju” da uništi Markov san. Darko Lungalov, rođen u Srbiji, preselio se u New York, gdje je diplomirao filmsku i video produkciju na City Collegeu. Lungalov je od 1997 do 2003. radio kao reditelj dokumentaraca u produkcijskoj kući Spiral Pictures / Ross Institute. 2010. Također je i konsultant za film za RocketHub, globalnu crowdfunding platformu iz New Yorka, i predsjednik savjetodavnog odbora BelDocsa – Međunarodnog festivala dokumentarnog filma u Beogradu. Darkov dokumentarac ESCAPE je osvojio Nagradu publike na Međunarodnom filmskom festivalu u Hamptonsu, te je u međuvremenu prikazan na brojnim festivalima dokumentarnog filma, dok je njegov prvi dugometražni igrani film HERE AND THERE dobio Nagradu za najbolji narativ o New Yorku na Tribeca festivalu 2009. E In a dying town in Serbia, an old communist-era monument is removed from the Square. Marko, a daydreamer, is on the verge of divorce from the love of his life, Ljubinka. She is disappointed in him and the life in Serbian small-town. Out of despair, he comes up with the idea to replace the communist-era statue with a monument to Michael Jackson in order to save his dying town and seduce his wife again. Marko convinces his close friends to help him. But the town’s mayor has his own plans and uses the right-wing group “Clean Serbia” to crash Marko’s dream.
Darko Lungalov, originally from Serbia, moved to New York City where he obtained a BFA in film and video from City College. From 1997 to 2003 he worked as director of documentaries at the production company Spiral Pictures / Ross Institute. He is also a Film Consultant for RocketHub, a New York based global crowd-funding and president of the advisory board of BelDocs - Belgrade International Documentary Film Festival. Darko’s documentary ESCAPE won the Audience Award at 2004 Hamptons International Film Festival and has been screened at numerous documentary festivals since and in 2009, Darko’s debut feature film HERE AND THERE won the Best NY Narrative Award at Tribeca festival - its world premiere.
Serbia, Germany, Macedonia, Croatia, 2014, Colour, 95 min, Serbian Režija / Director: Darko Lungulov Scenarij / Screenplay: Darko Lungulov Direktor fotografije / Director of Photography: Mathias Schoeningh Montaža / Editor: Dejan Urosević Muzika / Music: Dejan Pejović Zvuk / Sound: Hrvoje Stefotić Scenografija / Production Design: Kiril Spaseski Kostimografija / Costume Design: Zora Mojsilović Uloge / Cast: Boris Milivojević, Natasa Tapusković, Dragan Bjelogrlić, Toni Mihajlovski, Branislav Trifunović, Mirjana Karanović, Ljubomir Bandović, Marko Janketić, Emilija Terzić, Srdjan Miletić Producent / Producer: Snežana Penev, Darko Lungulov Produkcija / Production: Papa Films, This &That Kontakt / Contact: Films Boutique, Köpenicker Strasse 184, 10997 Berlin, Germany, Tel: +49 30 69537850, info@filmsboutique.com Filmografija / Filmography 2014 - SPOMENIK MAJKLU DŽEKSONU / MONUMENT TO MICHAEL JACKSON 2009 - HERE AND THERE
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