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Director & Editor: Amna Hadzic 
Starring: Joanna Jagodzinska, Vid Milakovic 
Director of Photography: Kyle Adams
Music by: Nika Turkovic, Aquarius Records













"Ocean Without a Floor" was selected for the competition program at the New York Shorts International Film Festival! 





Ocean Without a Floor will have its North American Premiere on October 19 as part of the official competition program at the 2023 New York Shorts International Film Festival.

“Ocean Without a Floor” is returning home!

The film was selected for the competition program at the New York Shorts International Film Festival, the largest short film festival on the East Coast.
The screening will take place on October 19, at 4 PM, at the Cinema Village Theater.

I am proud that the North American premiere will take place in one of the oldest continuously operated art cinemas in New York City. The history of this cinema was also told in the film “The Projectionist” by Abel Ferrara.

My producer, Vid Milaković, and I shot the principal photography of the film completely independently when we were studying in New York. Despite the prospect of two foreign students producing a film in New York completely on their own- with the help of our supervising producer, Ana Milaković, we overcame all obstacles and made this film purely out of love for filmmaking, but also with the aim to tell an important story about Albertine, dementia and the meaning of personal memories. The year-long process of making this film, which included shooting part of it in Abu Dhabi, was a testament to our love and passion for filmmaking.

We hope the New York audience will enjoy watching the film as much as we loved making it!

You can find the link to the program here: https://www.nyshorts.net/program-34?fbclid=IwAR1CIXpr8or9OjCQAn2rR2cdsjCC-69xCaRLe7I0Qzq1uSPiFzO1Mgq9ZCk!



Written, Directed & Edited by: Amna Hadžić
Produced by: Vid Milaković
Executive Producer: Amna Hadžić
Supervising Producer: Ana Milaković


At the moment, the film cannot be publicly shared due to the fact that it is being submitted to international film festivals and due to festivals’ strict policies about this.
However, you can contact me directly and request special access to watch the  film in its entirety.
 







"Ocean Without a Floor" Premieres at the 29th international Sarajevo Film Festival! 





Ocean Without a Floor had its World Premiere on August 18 as part of the official selection at the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival.  

It was a pleasure to have a conversation for the Screen Daily with film critic Geoffrey Macnab. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity that my producer, leading actress, and I got to discuss the independent production of the film in New York. We reflected on our collaboration, how our passion for filmmaking has evolved, our next steps, and what the screening in Sarajevo meant to us. You can find the link here:
https://www.screendaily.com/news/sarajevos-cinelink-unveils-2023-industry-winners/5185019.article

I was also deeply honoured that Grace Kiley, lead actress in my film and NYU Tisch Professor, flew all the way from New York to enjoy the festival with us!

The next destination for “Ocean Withuot a Floor” is yet another homecoming, but this time in New York City in October! More details about this will be annnounced soon! 

At the moment, the film cannot be publicly shared due to the fact that it is being submitted to international film festivals and due to festivals’ strict policies about this.
However, you can contact me directly and request special access to watch the  film in its entirety.  







The Making of “Ocean Without a Floor” in Abu Dhabi (2/2)

Director, Writer & Editor: Amna Hadzic
Producer: Vid Milakovic
Executive Producer: Amna Hadzic
Supervising producer: Ana Milakovic
Starring: Grae Kiley, Harriet Veltkamp, Joanna Jagodzinska, Vid Milakovic
Directors of Photography: Cameron Livesey (NYC), Kyle Adams (Abu Dhabi)



LOGLINE: 
After excerpts from an old journal are read by her granddaughter, Albertine, a retired novelist with dementia, recalls a lost memory of a person from her past.

SYNOPSIS:
Albertine, a retired novelist with dementia, reconnects with her younger self by remembering the memories of both happiness and loss. Her granddaughter reads from Albertine’s old journal with the hope of helping Albertine retrieve a lost memory of an important person from her past, evoking the person her grandmother used to be. As memories continue to resurface, Albertine tries to make sense of the past she relives. Faced with a choice between accepting or suppressing part of her past, the decision she ultimately makes will change the way she sees herself.

In the pictures you can see: location scouting and test shoot days on Al Reem Island in Abu Dhabi, production day 1 at the Soul Beach, post-Production days (including ADR sessions, sound design and sound mixing phases)


Ocean Without a Floor had its World Premiere in August as part of the official selection at the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival.  

At the moment, the film cannot be publicly shared due to the fact that it is being submitted to international film festivals and due to festivals’ strict policies about this.
However, you can contact me directly and request special access to watch the  film in its entirety.







The Making of “Ocean Without a Floor” in New York City (1/2)

Director, Writer & Editor: Amna Hadzic
Producer: Vid Milakovic
Executive Producer: Amna Hadzic
Supervising producer: Ana Milakovic
Starring: Grace Kiley, Harriet Veltkamp, Joanna Jagodzinska, Vid Milakovic
Directors of Photography: Cameron Livesey (New York City), Kyle Adams (Abu Dhabi)



LOGLINE: 
After excerpts from an old journal are read by her granddaughter, Albertine, a retired novelist with dementia, recalls a lost memory of a person from her past.

SYNOPSIS: 
Albertine, a retired novelist with dementia, reconnects with her younger self by remembering the memories of both happiness and loss. Her granddaughter reads from Albertine’s old journal with the hope of helping Albertine retrieve a lost memory of an important person from her past, evoking the person her grandmother used to be. As memories continue to resurface, Albertine tries to make sense of the past she relives. Faced with a choice between accepting or suppressing part of her past, the decision she ultimately makes will change the way she sees herself.

In the pictures you can see: location scouting, production day 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, productions days 2 and 3 in Central Park, NYC crew and cast
 

Ocean Without a Floor had its World Premiere in August as part of the official selection at the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival.  

At the moment, the film cannot be publicly shared due to the fact that it is being submitted to international film festivals and due to festivals’ strict policies about this.
However, you can contact me directly and request special access to watch the  film in its entirety.