Hana Jušic obtained MA degree in film and tv directing at Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. She also graduated in comparative literature and English language and literature from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in 2007 and she enrolled in the Postgraduate Doctor’s Study of Literature and Film. She has directed short films “Zimica” (‘The Chill”) (international premiere in competition at Oberhousen festival), “Mušice, krpelji, pcele” (“Gnats, Ticks and Bees”), for which she has received Oktavijan award and the Jelena Rajkovic award and “‘Terarij” (“Terrarium”), for which she received Oktavijan award for fiction film and Golden Pram award at Zagreb Film Festival. Her latest short “Da je kuca dobra i vuk bi je imao”(“No Wolf Has a House”) was screened in Rotterdam and awarded Best Film at London Short Film Festival 2016. She has written the script for feature film Zagonetni djecak (The Mysterious Boy), directed by Dražen Žarkovic.

Marijana’s life revolves around her family, whether she likes it or not. They live on top of one another in a tiny apartment, driving one another crazy. Then her controlling father has a stroke and is left completely bedridden, and Marijana takes his place as head of the clan. Soon, she is working two jobs to keep everything afloat, while her mother and disabled brother do their best to scupper the ship. Driven to the edge, Marijana finds comfort in seedy sex with random strangers; and this taste of freedom leaves her wanting more. But now that she has finally found freedom, what’s she meant to do with it?

Venice Film Festival, Warsaw Film Festival, CinEast film festival, Stockholm International Film Festival, Les Arcs International Film Festival