Spreading the seed

Melania Trump, a unique onion seed, and a multinational company trying to save the White House legacy meet village life in a tiny country on another side of the globe.

In a small village of Raka, Slovenia, villagers grow a unique type of onion with great love. Once mocked about it, they now could have a reason for pride and world fame – Melania Trump. As Raka is also the US First Lady's family village, a multinational company that wishes to preserve Michelle Obama's White House garden visits them to collect these onion seeds. The villagers are confronted with a dilemma: is the fame worth being connected to the infamous Donald Trump legacy?

The film in which real life reveals itself as an absurd comedy of interpretations.

  • Ana Cerar
    Director
  • Tom Gomizelj
    Producer
  • Steven Larkin
    Camera
  • Joske Slabbers
    Camera
  • Luka Cvetko
    Sound
  • Joske Slabbers
    Sound
  • Steven Larkin
    Sound
  • Raški č’bularji
    Music
  • Ana Cerar
    Editing
  • Joske Slabbers
    Editing
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Seme radosti
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 4 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 9, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    Slovenia
  • Country of Filming:
    Slovenia
  • Language:
    Slovenian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Ljubljana
    Slovenia
    September 4, 2017
    Krško
Director Biography - Ana Cerar

Ana Cerar is an author and writer of documentary films. With a BA in Cultural Studies, Ana has been working as a scriptwriter and a journalist for TV documentaries and educational series, while being in the programme management team of one of the major Slovenian film festivals, Kino Otok – Isola Cinema. ''Spreading the Seed'' is the first short documentary film she directed.

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