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Iva Radivojevic’s 1992-Set Forced Migration Story ‘When the Phone Rang’ Is as Relevant Today as Ever: ‘This Kind of Displacement Is Happening Everywhere’
Featuring autobiographical elements, Radivojević's 'When the Phone Rang' screens at this year's Locarno.
To counter the effects of migration, she obsessively loops back to the phone call to hold fast to what she knows to be true — at a point when she must quickly grow accustomed to her national identity and home being confronted and renegotiated. Born in Serbia and currently based in Lesbos, Greece, Radivojević’s prolific output of short films, documentaries, and one feature-length narrative – “Aleph” (2021) – have long centered on themes of dislocation, fluidity in national identity, and itinerancy. While her sophomore feature continues to encompass such concerns, “When the Phone Rang”is the director’s first attempt at excavating her own history at a time when she’s found a place she desires to return to.
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