Title: About My Man
Original Title: O mojem mužu
Genre: drama
Runtime: 8:55 min
Production country: Austria
Production year: 2016
Language: Croatian
Director, writer & actress: Ana Bilić
Music, editor & cinematographer: Danilo Wimmer
Production: Ana Bilić & Danilo Wimmer
- Monza Film fest – Monza, IT
- Award Winner – Best Director
- Andromeda Film Festival – Istanbul, TR
- Award Winner – Best Short Film
- Lady´s First International Film Festival – Cork City, Ireland
- Official Selection – Short Film
- London International M. Film Festival – London, UK
- Honorable Mention – Best Short Film
- ONED International Film Festival – Versailles, FR
- Official Selection – Short Film
- Athens International M. Art Film festival – Athens, GR
- Honorable Mention – Best Original Script
- Art Film Awards – Skopje, MKD
- Finalist – Best Actress
- 1st Monthly Film Festival – Belgrade, SR
- Award Winner – Best Indie Short Film
- Anatolia International Film festival – Istanbul, TR
- Official Selection – Best Female Director
- Cinema Sisters International Film Festival – Wilmington NC, USA
- Official Selection – Female Filmmakers
- Dunedin International Film Festival – Dunedin FL, USA
- Official Selection – Short Film
In "About My Man," the woman is deeply divided in her relationship with her husband. She desperately wants to maintain her marriage and togetherness with her husband, with whom she has four children, but his callous ignorance forces her to make an extreme decision. The woman explains why she does this - she has an irresistible need to convince herself and the audience that she and her husband are a perfect couple. She believes that they have achieved perfect happiness together and that nothing could ever jeopardize that happiness.
I wanted to show the discrepancy between reality and ideals. My protagonist believes in her own created reality by forcing her ideas of happiness into reality. And this adaptation happens at any price.