My Dad’s Lessons
Date:
January 9, 2023
My Dad’s Lessons
My Dad’s Lessons
by Dalija Dozet
Hulahop | Croatia
1st feature
Logline
After her father’s death, a daughter finds tapes recorded throughout his life, and by watching the footage, she rediscovers him and tries to understand him.
Synopsis
This documentary film was created after the death of the director’s father, who spent decades recording his life and everyday moments with a camera. After discovering his numerous tapes—none of which he ever labeled, edited, or watched—the director embarks on a cinematic and personal journey to rediscover who he was. By watching footage of moments she wasn’t present for and recalling her own childhood and the family’s life alongside the camera, which served her father as a diary-like tool and an extension of himself, the director gets to know him in different roles, times, and parts of the world.
Director’s Profile
Dalija Dozet graduated with a degree in film directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. She works as a director and screenwriter, involved in various artistic and commercial film projects of all lengths, as well as in film education. She is the president of Kinoklub Zagreb and the founder of educational programme Filmska RUNDA in Osijek. In her work, she explores themes of closeness, loss, and the challenges of communication across different film genres. She is currently developing both a live-action and an animated project. My Dad’s Lessons is her first feature-length documentary film.
Company Profile
HULAHOP was founded in 2006. Three main strands of activities include film production, distribution, as well as organization of the World Festival of Animated Film ANIMAFEST ZAGREB.
Hulahop produced and co-produced numerous films, most notable being THE DIARY OF DIANA B., WHEN THE WAR COMES, THE CARS WE DROVE INTO CAPITALISM, FAMILY MEALS, and THEN I SEE TANJA. Hulahop also produced three seasons of documentary TV series SLUMBERING CONCRETE for Croatian Television about modernist Yugoslav architecture.
Hulahop’s projects have been supported by national film funds, Creative Europe – MEDIA, and Eurimages.
Currently, Hulahop has 2 projects in postproduction whose completion is expected by early 2025, and a couple of projects in development.