Short Pula - Short Documentary Films

There was only one reason why this opera couldn't be performed. In 1937 La Scala Theatre in Milan held a contest for a new opera. The winning opera should have been La Serenata al Vento(Serenade to the Wind) composed by Aldo Finzi, but racial laws were going to be enacted in a few months, so the contest was cancelled and the prize never assigned. Aldo Finzi passed away before the end of the war and without having seen his opera staged. La Serenata al Ventohad to wait 75 years to be finally brought to life.

Croatia, Italy | 2019 | 59’ 
documentary | CROATIAN PREMIERE

DIRECTOR Sanela Bajric | SCREENPLAY Sanela Bajric and Andrea Candio | CINEMATOGRAPHY Sanela Bajric | EDITOR Sanela Bajric | SOUND Andrea Candio | PRODUCERS Sanela Bajric and Andrea Candio | COMPANY Imago 21 | DISTRIBUTION Imago 21 | SALES AGENT  Imago 21

Sanela Bajric was born and raised in Croatia, and studied film directing in Milan. Her award-winning diploma documentary film about Milan in the 1950s has been screened at numerous international film festivals. She received her bachelor's degree in film studies and a master's degree in communication from the University of Milan. Since 2002, she has been working as a location manager, line producer, and researcher for documentary films for various international companies.