Looking for Horses is a poetic documentary that explores the connection between language, friendship and trauma. The filmmaker and a fisherman—who has retreated to a lake to live in solitude—develop a beautiful bond despite their speech and hearing limitations. Τhe world of the lake functions at the same time as a real and a symbolic background.
Stefan Pavlović
Stefan Pavlović, 1989. He received his BA in film directing at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles and his MA at the Netherlands Film Academy. In 2017 he participated in the documentary film residency Aristoteles Workshop in Romania. Mentored by John Appel, he made his third short film When the dragon came. The film had its premiere at the Netherlands Film Festival in 2018, followed by its international premiere at the Krakow Film Festival and wan the Best Film Award at the Szczecin International Film Festival. Looking for Horses is his first feature length film, which premiered at Visions du Reel (2021) where it won the Best Film Award in the Burning Light competition.