When I decide how to start, I will know everything else
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A short autobiographical film about the author’s apartment and the secret it hides. Constructed from a series of beginnings and introductions, the film reveals the previous tenants, the director’s relationship with the apartment and where he would like to live in the future. At the same time, it demystifies the elements and creative decisions that make up its structure.
Tomislav Šoban

Tomislav Šoban (1981) graduated from the Department of Graphics at Zagreb’s Academy of Fine Arts in 2004. Since 2008 he has been an active member of Kinoklub Zagreb. In 2011 he enrolled in the Academy of Dramatic Art, Department of Film and TV Directing. He is currently student at second year of graduate study. Before the film “Father” Tomislav directed several shorts (Not a raise (2017), How Iva Left on September 16, 2016 (2016), Semifinals (2014) and short experimental videos (The End / Land (2015), The Tiniest (2013)) which are shown at all kind of Film Festivals.
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