Spot

Sara Alavanić202421:36

Spot doesn’t leave the vicinity of his building. He spends time with his neighbors and occasionally skateboards. Since his mom ended up in a psychiatric clinic, his best friend is his only family. Sometimes, he passes the time with a neighbor who has mental health issues and has adopted a pig. Soon, he realizes that this neighbor is his only friend.

Sara Alavanić

Sara Alavanić (Croatia, 1998) is completing her Master’s degree in Film and TV Directing at Zagreb’s Academy of Dramatic Arts. She also holds a degree in Graphic Design from the Faculty of Graphic Arts in Zagreb. She is a member of Blank_Film Incubator, where she directed her first films People Stink, But They’re Warm (Pula Film Festival 2020) and Do You Feel Nervous When I Approach You? (ZagrebDox 2020). Her most recent film Spot, premiered at Zagreb Film Festival (2024) and won the Golden Pram.

Production: Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb

Co-production: Izvan fokusa, Kinorama

Director: Sara Alavanić

Cast: Kristian Bonačić, Nicole Gotovina, Marko Alavanić, Lucija Nera Đurić, Nikola Jandrić, Luka Galešić

Screenplay: Sara Alavanić

Producer: Roza Medvešek, Lucija Perić

Editing: Stjepan Hren

Production Designer: Marija Čop

Director of Photography: Ivor Lapić

Tone Recorder: Dario Stojčević

Costume Design: Paula Zoričić

Make-up Artist: Marta Krapanić

Sound Designer: Robert Salčić

Festivals and awards:
2024. Zagreb Film Festival – Checkers – The Golden Pram for Best Croatian Short Film
2025. Pula Film Festival – Special Mention
2025. FRKA – Best Sound Design, Best Production Design, Best Makeup