Zone of Transition VII: Departures / Arrivals
In the final accompanying program of the extensive retrospective of the work of Anja Medved and Nadja Velušček, we travel to Venetian Slovenia, specifically to the village of Topolovo, where Anja Medved continued her memory-collection projects, which were primarily focused on the border region of Gorica and Nova Gorica (and also to Ljubljana) with Sewn Memory. With the remaining two documentary films, she captures the pulse of the Postaja Topolovo festival: In The Distance Between Two Sounds, she depicts the non-hierarchical structure of the festival, which takes place in homes, courtyards, and squares throughout Topolovo, while Becomings was created in collaboration with participants of a youth workshop she led, where young people discuss their vision for the future of Topolovo. Both the events and the documentary films serve as important presentations of the local scene and, in themselves, contribute to the revitalisation of the area.
Sewn Memory
In 2012, during the Stazione Topolo, the digitalization of family photos of people from Topolo and the neighboring village of Livek, located on the other side of the border, was organized. On this occasion, anybody who brought the photo was also invited to tell their memory of this particular frozen moment in front of the camera. Once, the villages of Topolovo and Livek were closely connected, so the project aims to rebind memories that were torn apart by the border.
The Distance Between Two Sounds
A documentary record of Postaja Topolove/Stazione di Topolo 2010.
Becomings
A documentary about Topolovo Station, 2013, created during a youth film workshop led by Anja Medved. Creators: Young people from Topolovo and Anja Medved.
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