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Filmmaker explores Kosovel's rebellious poetry in new punk film
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Filmmaker explores Kosovel's rebellious poetry in new punk film

From Delo · () Slovenian

Translated from Slovenian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Director and editor Margareta Kržič created a 55-minute film blending documentary, directed, and experimental material.
  • The film explores the moment when life happens before form, inspired by the rebellious poetry of Srečko Kosovel.
  • Premiering in Sežana, the film will also screen in Ljubljana, followed by a discussion with the lead actress and director.

Filmmaker Margareta Kržič has crafted a unique 55-minute cinematic work titled "Dislocated Unit: Kosovel Punk Film." This experimental hybrid navigates between documentary, directed, and avant-garde footage, seeking to capture the essence of life unfolding before structure.

The film draws inspiration from the poetry of Srečko Kosovel, which Kržič describes as a form of "rebellion against everything that pulls a person into passivity like gravity." The director and editor, who also handles the editing, aims to make Kosovel's poetry accessible through this cinematic interpretation.

The premiere is scheduled for Sunday at 8 p.m. in Sežana's Kosovel House. A subsequent screening will take place on June 11 at Kino Šiška in Ljubljana. Both events will be followed by a conversation featuring lead actress Maša Macedoni and director Kržič, who will discuss the contemporary relevance of Kosovel's work and the film's creation process.

Kosovel's poetry is a rebellion against everything that pulls a person into passivity like gravity.

— Margareta KržičDirector and editor Margareta Kržič on the inspiration behind the film.
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Originally published by Delo in Slovenian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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