Video Interview: Filmmaker Danilo Šerbedžija & Actress/Screenwriter Lana Barić – Tereza37

Croatia’s official submission for the Best International Feature category at the 94th Academy Awards is Danilo Šerbedžija‘s Tereza37, which competed in the 2020 Warsaw Film Festival and has picked up a variety of awards on the festival circuit. In anticipation of For Your Consideration screenings, I had the opportunity to converse with Serbedzija (son of acclaimed actor/director Rade Serbedzija) and Lana Barić, the writer and star of his third feature. We talk through the origins of the story, a long gestating project which heralds a developing new direction in Croatian cinema as it’s not only one of the country’s few films powered by a female perspective but also tackles taboo subjects through the lens of a formidable, authentic protagonist. Serbedzija and Baric talk through symbols, motifs, shooting schedules, song selections and casting this passion project.