Kennedy and yugoslavias president josip tito are just the tip of the iceberg in this absorbing directorial debut from filmmaker ziga virc. You can almost taste the authenticity in ziga vircs documentary houston, we have a problem. After the success of the internet trilogy tine strela, he directed the short triest is ours. Using a wealth of archive footage, the film brings together all the strands of the. The truth behind ziga vircs film premiering at tribeca. Blurring the lines between fact and fiction, houston, we have a problem. Apr 21, 2016 when speaking to virc a day after the films world premiere at the tribeca film festival, he seems unconcerned and arguably delighted about spoiling the fact that there are no facts in houston, we have a problem, but thats likely because he has created such a compelling case otherwise in search of a larger truth. Ziga virc graduated from the academy of theatre, radio, film and television agrft, university of ljubljana in film and television directing.
The london film festival has only screened one croatian film since 1991, ogrestas film here 2004. Directed by ziga virc, the film lists slavoj zizek as a castmember. This intriguing docufiction explores the myth of the secret multibilliondollar deal behind americas purchase of yugoslavias clandestine space program in the early 1960s. Blending documentary with fiction, former oscar nominee ziga virc investigates the hidden links between nasa, jfk and yugoslavias secret cold war space program.
You can almost taste the authenticity in ziga vircs. Ziga virc, slovenie, kroatie, duitsland, tsjechie, qatar, 88 min onderdeel van. Researched and written by bostjan virc directed and cowritten by ziga virc production studio virc object 505 footage. Comedies, mockumentaries, political comedies, independent movies. The cold war, the space race, and nasas moon landing are iconic events that defined an era. This masterfully crafted featurelength docufiction is an intriguing blend of reality and fiction that recreates recent history through the prism of conspiracy. This intriguing docufiction explores the myth of the secret multibilliondollar deal behind americas purchase of yugoslavias clandestine space program in. Eastern neighbours film festival 6 10 november 2019 english specials. Virc calls his work a docufiction, and with the aid of slavoj zizek, our guide through this amazing reconstruction of the space race and the long reign of josip tito spanning eight u.
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This masterfully crafted featurelength docufiction is an intriguing blend of reality and fiction that recreates recent history through the prism of conspiracy theories. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Apr 09, 2016 with this project, virc with his incredible sense for selecting attentionworthy topics seemed to have decided to make waves that can be seen from space. Blending documentary with fiction, former oscar nominee ziga virc. Aug 12, 2016 you can almost taste the authenticity in ziga vircs documentary houston, we have a problem. The movie is directed by ziga virc and will feature josip broz tito, slavoj zizek, john f. A fascinating deep dive into yugoslavias burgeoning. When speaking to virc a day after the film s world premiere at the tribeca film festival, he seems unconcerned and arguably delighted about spoiling the fact that there are no facts in houston, we have a problem, but thats likely because he has created such a compelling case otherwise in search of a larger truth. Explores the myth of the secret multibilliondollar deal behind americas purchase of yugoslavias clandestine space program in the early 1960s. In january 2012 film makers uploaded a trailer of this film on youtube. Houston, we have a problem 2016 nukleus film hr ziga.
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