Flatlands

In production Latest update: 12 January 2026

Flatlands
Rovnjina

Czech Republic / 15 min / Rusyn
Documentary, Experimental

In production Latest update: 12 January 2026

Flatlands
Rovnjina

Czech Republic / 15 min / Rusyn
Documentary, Experimental

Returning to his village, to capture what’s fading, a filmmaker witnesses an unexpected political shift that awakens both the community—and himself.

A postcard from the past, a fleeting memory, a dream—Flatlands returns to Ruski Kerestur, a Ruthenian village in Vojvodina, Serbia. Once a place of escape, it now calls the filmmaker back to gather what remains before it fades. After the 2024 protests, the village becomes the first where the student-led opposition wins, and a place defined by routine shifts quietly, yet with lasting weight. As the author’s reserve turns to quiet compassion, the film reflects on home, memory, and a reality now unexpectedly awakened.

Dop / Darjan Hardi    Editor / Alexander Kashcheev    Writer / Darjan Hardi

Completion date / January 2027

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