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I Would Rather Be a Stone

202424 minPGdocumentary

Ana Hušman reflects on her family's roots in Lika, Croatia, exploring the interplay of memory, storytelling, and the passage of time.

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Ana Hušman reflects on her family's roots in Lika, Croatia, exploring the interplay of memory, storytelling, and the passage of time.

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Ana Hušman reflects on her family and their roots in Lika, a sparsely populated region of Croatia. The 24-minute film examines how memories form and fade over time. Hušman pays tribute to the women in her family through a blend of personal narratives and visual elements. The work captures the relationship between living and non-living entities, revealing the fragility of stories and the passage of time.

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