KIDDO

MALENI (orig. title)

short | fiction | drama | 2022 | 9’

tagline: Can you really die of shame?
logline: Boy insecure in his appearance spends the morning with his parents on an empty beach. His enjoyment is soon interrupted by the arrival of other kids, when he is faced with his biggest fear.

director: René Gallo
writer: René Gallo
production: Antitalent (HR)
producers: Nika Obučina, Tea Matanović
director of photography: Dubravka Kurobasa
editor: Ana Štulina
costume designer: Mirjam Krajina
production designer: Kristina Barišić
makeup artist: Mia Matrljan
sound designer: Daniel Žuvela
original music: Tea Matanović
cast: Noel Trošelj, Jelena Lopatić, Damir Orlić

supported by: City of Rijeka, Croatian Audiovisual Centre

festivals and awards:

• Mediterranean Film Festival Split 2022
• Split Film Festival – International Festival of New Film 2022
• FilmFestival Cottbus – Festival of East European Cinema 2022
• Montana Film Festival 2022
• Tuzla Film Festival 2022
• Gaztefilm Fest 2023 – Croatia Focus