While We Were Here
Dok Smo Bili Tu
2022
Croatia / Bosnia and Herzegowina
15 mins
Croatian, Spanish
US Premiere
Short Film Competition
| Sunčica Fradelić | |
| Sunčica Fradelić | |
| Dino Olivier |
Cinematic meditation on inevitable changes. Briefly depicted fragments from the characters’ lives, through summer and winter, as each of them suffers a loss.

About the Director
Sunčica Fradelić’s work experience covers productions, co-productions, workshops, educational programs, and job positions ranging from production, publishing, editorial, mentoring, curating and jury tasks. She has been an independent auteur since 2004 and her works have been shown at exhibitions and festivals worldwide.
Reviews
Reflective Encounters – While We Were Here – Encounters, by Ren Scateni
Sunčica Fradelić: I saved ‘While we were there’ for the Split audience – Slabodna Dalmacija, by Marko Njegic
Posveta mogućnostima filma – Kulturpunkt, by Jelena Pašić
Nagrade domaćim naslovima na 8. festivalu kratkometražnog filma FeKK – Croation Audiovisual Center
Awards
2022 FeKK (BAL) (Slovenia) – Best Film
2022 Alternative Film/Video (Serbia) – Important Achievements Award
2023 BEAST International Film Festival – Best Experimental Film
2022 Motovun Film Festival (Croatia) – Best Croatian Short Film (nominee)
