Silvio Mirosnicenko (1972) was born in Bad Schussenreid (Germany) and studied social work in Zagreb. He holds a degree in film & TV editing and also in dramaturgy from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. Mirosnicenko has directed many documentary films dealing with burning social issues, either for independent production companies or for Croatia’s national broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT).
 
  


The Boat Keeper

THE BOAT KEEPER

Production: FACTUM (CDU)
Screenwriter and Director: Silvio Mirosnicenko
Camera: Robert Ceric
Editor: Ivan Rajkovic
Music: Pere Istvancic
2002, Documentary, black and white, DVCAM, Duration 22 minutes


This film is about a man who takes care of tugs in Drava, near Osijek. By following his daily routine, with no modern technology at his disposal or visitors to keep him company, this film shows us the various forms of human existence.
*Poetic black and white documentary as a mention of famous but forgotten Croatian poetic documentaries and authors from 1960s.

Listen to music:

Soundtrack track 5.mp3 (362 KB)

Soundtrack track 1.mp3 (999 KB)

Croatian Film Festival in Zagreb 2003
Prix europa Berlin 2003
Cinéma du Réel Paris 2004
International Environment Film Festival Greece 2004
Pärnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival
Liburnia Film Festival 2004
Docupolis International Documentary Film Festival Barcelona 2004
DokMa International film festival documentaries in Maribor 2004
Motovun film festival


Production FACTUM
 

 



The award-winnig (best film)
"The Boat Keeper" of Liburnia Film Festival
Liburnia Film Festival 2004