A young girl buries her face in her arms and looks at a woman in the foreground.
When the Phone Rang
Still from When the Phone Rang
Film Complete

Directed by

Iva Radivojevic

Produced by

Marija Stojnic, Andrijana Sofranic Sucur, and Madeleine Molyneaux

Through an intimate reconstruction of an important phone call, When The Phone Rang investigates dislocation and the nature of remembering. In the protagonist’s eleven-year-old mind, this phone call erases her entire country, history, and identity and hides its existence in books, films, and memories of those born before 1995.

When The Phone Rang was supported through Iva's 2023 Research & Development Grant

77th Locarno Film Festival

Special Mention Award

Cottbus Festival of East European Cinema

Main Award for Best Film, Fipresci Prize

Mostra De Valencia Film Festival

Best Original Score

Festival En Ville

Special Mention Award

MIOB

New Vision Award

BelDocs

Special Mention Award

Al Este IFF

Special Mention Award

Meet the Filmmakers
Iva Radivojević looks directly at the camera. She is standing by a background of dark green foliage.
Iva Radivojević
Photo courtesy Iva Radivojević
Marija Stojnic, a woman wearing black glasses and a burgundy shirt, looks directly at the camera and smiles.
Marija Stojnić
Photo courtesy Marija Stojnic
Andrijana Sofranić Šućuris, a blonde woman with dark red lipstick, looks directly at the camera and smiles.
Andrijana Sofranić Šućuris
Photo courtesy Andrijana Sofranić Šućuris
Madeleine Molyneaux, a ginger haired woman with blue eyes, looks directly at the camera. She stands next to a dark green door.
Madeleine Molyneaux
Photo courtesy Madeleine Molyneaux
topics & tags
Immigration/MigrationRefugees/Displacement
Program cohorts
Research & Development Grant 2023
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