Possibility of Paradise
Directed and written by: Mladen Kovačević
Cinematography: Marko Milovanović
Editing: Jelena Maksimović
Sound: Jakov Munižaba
Music: Rebekka Karijord
Producers: Iva Plemić Divjak, Mladen Kovačević
Production: Horopter Film Production, MDEMC
Festivals: Venice Film Festival, Giornate degli Autori, 2024
Schoolkids living on the top of the paradise island wait for the rain to stop. A former advertising executive is closing a land deal for her new villa. An entrepreneur battles nature while building a resort in the jungle. A veterinarian works cleaning snakes from the gardens of the foreigners. An influencer, disillusioned with love, recovers from losing everything overnight. A father and son prepare to leave for good, not knowing where. A dancer adopts a new identity, distancing herself from everything she’s ever known. Divers venture into uncharted waters, risking their lives for the challenge of conquest. The tensions between life’s possibilities revolve around the question of what life one should be living, with every decision leading to a different version of oneself. And while the earthly paradise might be nothing more than an ideal of imagination, humanity’s relentless pursuit for happiness persists.
Mladen Kovačević is a director and producer born in Serbia in 1978. He studied film directing in Belgrade, London and Cape Town. Mladen Kovačević’s films have been screened at festivals around the world, including Visions du Réel, Rotterdam IFF, Karlovy Vary IFF, IDFA, Hot Docs, DOK Leipzig, Sarajevo FF, CPH:DOX, FIDMarseille. They are awarded and broadcasted internationally. In the last several years, he has directed five films UNPLUGGED (2013), WALL OF DEATH AND ALL THAT (2016), 4 YEARS IN 10 MINUTES (2018), MERRY CHRISTMAS, YIWU (2020) and ANOTHER SPRING (2022).