BLINK

Jakov Labrović
Documentary
2017
18:35
Short length

Synopsis

"BLINK" is starting with Jakov and Ivan encounter in Vienna where Ivan flee from his family house in Kaštela and been missing for almost 2 months. Upon arrival back in Croatia, Jakov is filming his brother Ivan, his life with schizophrenia diagnose and his treatments in psychiatric clinics in Split, Rab and Ugljan. Most of the video footage was taken secretly in order to expose the inhumanity and brutality of treatment to which the residents of these institutions are subjected to and the real impact that medicament has on their mental and physical well-being.

Directors

Jakov Labrović

Jakov Labrović (1983.) has a master's degree in Sculpture Arts from Arts Academy in Split and he is artistic leader of performing arts collective ROOM 100 which is producing and distributing „risky“ contemporary circus performances that combines circus skills with sculpture arts, electronic music, break and butoh dance. He is artistic director and performer of „C8H11NO2“performance who has been awarded as „Jeunes Talents Cirque Europe 2010“ laureate (highest score by jury members in project's history) and performed at various festivals in USA, France, Belgium, Finland, Denmark, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Lithuania, Croatia...

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