THE MOUNTAIN WON’T MOVE

 

Director: PETRA SELISKAR

Time: 94’

Year of Production: 2025

Language: ARNAVÛDÎ-MAKEDONÎ

Subtitle: KURDÎ-TIRKÎ

 

* In collaboration with DokuFest Film Festival

 

Synopsis

On the heights of a mountain in North Macedonia, in the midst of a flock of 600 sheep being watched over by huge dogs, stands a refuge. Children’s laughter escapes from the precarious shelter. They are a brotherhood, ranging from ages eight to twenty. When they are not hard at work, they are playing and discussing the meaning of life. Is their future really here?

Biography

 

Petra Seliškar producer, writer, archive researcher who devoted her work entirely to documentaries and little life pleasures. Petra was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In 2003, she together with Brand Ferro established their production company in Slovenia and in Macedonia. They have worked as a creative tandem ever since. Their creative strength can be seen in their documentary The Grandmothers of Revolution, that was selected for the IDFA (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam) Joris Evens competition and has travelled all over the world receiving many awards. In 2010, they established the unique festival of creative documentary film MakeDox in Macedonia. The creative tandem’s strength is in their approach to music, film, new technologies.