The Last Rafter

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About the film

The film follows the last log floater on the river Tara in Montenegro, wild and very dangerous river. He is the descendant of Pendek family, the once famous family of log floaters and ‘’Triftars’’ from Bastas in Bosnia and Herzegovina. On Splavište, Fikret has a log made of wooden trunks, weighing several tons. Together with around 10 impatient tourists, he is floating it down the strong and fast currents between high stone bulks, and letting it into an unusual adventure. The film has a composition of one day in Fikret’s life, which is marked by one dilemma – should he abandon the family tradition and a heritage which is hundred years old, leave the hard physical work on a log or should he continue no matter what?

Director: Drago Toroman  
Cinematographer: Drago Toroman  
Editor: Drago Toroman
Sound designer: Vlada Božić
GraphicsDejan Oblak 
Mentors: Ana Hušman, Nebojša Slijepčević
Producers: Vanja Jambrović, Oliver Sertić  
Production: Restart Laboratory

Film was produced in the framework of Restart Laboratory – mentorship program for new authors.

Film was developed through framework of School of Documentary Films 2011.

 

FESTIVALS: 

  • SREM FILM FESTIVAL 2014, Ruma, Serbia – Golden Ladybug for the best film in the category ‘Tourism’
  • ETNOFilm 2015, Rovinj, Croatia – Special Mention by Jury Member Ines Prica

Drago Toroman was born in 1955. and today he lives in Zagreb. He has been involved in photogrphy and film for many years. He started making short documentary films in Super8 format and as the thehnology developed he switched to digital tehnique. He is currently working on a film What We People Are.

The Last Rafter

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