Matjaž Pikalo

Red Rocket

A young car enthusiast who has issues with parents and surroundings decides to create his own vehicle and run away with friends from his everyday problems.

Consequences

After being sent to a youth detention centre, 18-year-old Andrej has to fight for his place within the group of inmates while getting closer to Željko, their informal leader, and struggling to keep his repressed secret in the dark.

Nika

16 year old girl go-kart driver Nika exceeds conflict with her mother to win the most important race of her life.

Everything Is Under Control

A satire look at the 1991 Slovenian war of independence.

No More Heroes Any More

The game of chess as a symbolic and performative practice forms the core of this video, which is essentially determined by staged scenes, reworked mechanical figurines and the performance of the main protagonists. It differs both from the high-tech video spot and fast editing.

The Valley of Tears

The valley of tears is a synonym for the prison in Dob, Slovenia. The film takes us to the event organised as part of the Engage and Activate project (ViA), with a performance by the band Autodafé, interweaving it with personal accounts of three inmates who are part of the project. The first one was convicted of murder, the second one of sexual assault and incest, and the third one of fraud/financial crime. In a symbolic way, songs of the sea complete the idea of the film which perceives the prison as an isolated island detached from everyday life and society.

Red Rocket

A young car enthusiast who has issues with parents and surroundings decides to create his own vehicle and run away with friends from his everyday problems.

Consequences

After being sent to a youth detention centre, 18-year-old Andrej has to fight for his place within the group of inmates while getting closer to Željko, their informal leader, and struggling to keep his repressed secret in the dark.

Nika

16 year old girl go-kart driver Nika exceeds conflict with her mother to win the most important race of her life.

Everything Is Under Control

A satire look at the 1991 Slovenian war of independence.

No More Heroes Any More

The game of chess as a symbolic and performative practice forms the core of this video, which is essentially determined by staged scenes, reworked mechanical figurines and the performance of the main protagonists. It differs both from the high-tech video spot and fast editing.

The Valley of Tears

The valley of tears is a synonym for the prison in Dob, Slovenia. The film takes us to the event organised as part of the Engage and Activate project (ViA), with a performance by the band Autodafé, interweaving it with personal accounts of three inmates who are part of the project. The first one was convicted of murder, the second one of sexual assault and incest, and the third one of fraud/financial crime. In a symbolic way, songs of the sea complete the idea of the film which perceives the prison as an isolated island detached from everyday life and society.