20e édition : Du 15 au 29 avril 2025

Bottlemen

Reviews

“The first thing I knew about Vinča was its historical and cultural significance. What once was a cradle of European civilization, now presents a mirror of contemporary lifestyle shaped by overconsumption. At first, I thought this would be the topic of my film. But my first visit to the landfill was mind-blowing.
The irony in the bottle collecting business is that the “bottlemen”, who are doing a hard and dirty job can earn more than double the average Serbian salary and this is their incentive to stay and continue working on the landfill. The approach is observational, depicting scenes from real life and events without the use of interviews. By using lenses that range from wide to mid length, I intend to put the viewer in an intimate position, right in front of the subject. On the other hand, with telephoto lenses the characters are “glued” with the surrounding, being a layer in the landfill landscape. Besides strong visual compositions, the key role is the sound – sometimes realistic, sometimes subjective and very ominous.”

Nemanja Vojinović, Film Freeway.

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