About My Man

By means of a monologue, the woman tries to comprehend why her husband was poisoned. In the course of the story it can be sensed that she played a significant part in the poisoning. Thus it was not by coincidence that she had taken her children to her mother’s place that day, cooked her husband’s beloved chili for him, and waited what would happen after he ate that chili.

  • Ana Bilic
    Director
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6119696
  • Ana Bilic
    Writer
  • Danilo Wimmer
    Producer
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4106526
  • Ana Bilic
    Producer
  • Ana Bilic
    Key Cast
    "Woman"
  • Danilo Wimmer
    Music
  • Danilo Wimmer
    Editors
    Editor
  • Ana Bilic
    Editors
    Editor
  • Danilo Wimmer
    Cinematographer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    O mojem mužu
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Narrative
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 55 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 6, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    Austria
  • Country of Filming:
    Austria
  • Language:
    Croatian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Monza Film Fest
    Monza
    Italy
    Award Winner - Best Director
  • Andromeda Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    Award Winner - Best Short Film
  • Athens International M. Art Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    Honorable Mention – Best Original Script
  • Art Film Awards
    Skopje
    Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
    Finalist – Best Actress
  • Anatolia International Film Festival
    Instanbul
    Turkey
    Official Selection - Best Short Film
  • 1st Mon. Film Festival
    Belgrad
    Serbia
    Award Winner - Best Indie Short Film
  • London International M. Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    Honorable Mention - Best Short Film
  • Uptilt Film Fest
    Wilmington
    United States
    Official Selection - Best Short Film
  • Dunedin International Film Festival
    Dunedin, Florida
    United States
    Official Selection - Best Short FIlm
  • Lady's First International Film Festival
    Cork City
    Ireland
    Official Selection - Best Female Filmmakers
  • ONED International Film Festival
    Versailles
    France
    Official Selection - Short Film
Director Biography - Ana Bilic

ANA BILIĆ – born 1962 in Zagreb, lives and works in Vienna since 1995. She has been involved with film as a screenwriter and director since 2010.
- Screenwriting workshop „Diverse Geschichten“ by Witcraft Szenario Vienna (2009/2010)
- Acting course by Nora Paul, Vienna (2009)
- Film Editing and Montage Seminar at the Münchener Film Werkstatt, Germany (2018)
- Film Distribution Seminar at the Münchener Film Werkstatt, Germany (2019)
2010 - "Home Sweet Home", experimental short film – script, director
2013 - "Talk to me!", experimental short film – script, director, camera
2016 - "About My Man", short film – script, director, performance
2018 - "Tea Party", experimental short film – script, director
2022 - "When the Woodlark Sings", feature film – script, director, camera, editor, production

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Director Statement

I wanted to show with the film how reality and our idea of reality can fall apart. And traditional marriage is a good example of that: one does not believe in the dreams and ideals that should be achieved or realized – one rather believes their own created reality by forcing one’s beliefs about happiness into becoming reality. One embellishes reality in order not to have to confront oneself with problems. And in the case of the protagonist – this is done at any price.