Private Project

Riffs of Revolution

In the near future, Dr. Zemp and his ZZ-troupers terrorize cafe owners and street musicians who haven't paid the "music tax." A group of people who resist Dr. Zemp gather around a band called Razor Jet and their ingenious guitar player Ray Coduymix, whose music gives people superhuman strength. Dr. Zemp's sister, Niniva, who owns a record label, decides to turn Razor Jet into a "boy band" to destroy their rock'n'roll power.

  • Jurica Hižak
    Director
    Overpunishment, Long Banana etc
  • Jurica Hižak
    Writer
  • Alan Obrstar
    Producer
  • Nataša Kubiček
    Producer
  • Marko Denac
    Key Cast
    "Ray Coduymix"
  • Tomislav Šipek
    Key Cast
    "Dr.Zemp"
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 7, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Croatia
  • Country of Filming:
    Croatia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Jurica Hižak

Born in 1975 in Varaždin, Croatia, he is employed at the University North, where he teaches physics and statistics. He graduated from the Faculty of Science in Zagreb and, after completing his studies in physics, he enrolled in a postgraduate program at the International School for Advanced Studies (S.I.S.S.A.) in Trieste, where he obtained a Master's degree in Neuroscience in 2004. He completed his Ph.D. in 2020 at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb. He actively participated in the organization of student conferences in physics (ICPS) and is one of the founders of the science popularization association Znanost.org. He founded the Trash Association and initiated the Trash Film Festival (Golden Chainsaw award) of which he was the director until 2012. In 2010, he established a branch of the Science and Higher Education Union at the Polytechnic of Varaždin. He has published several scientific and professional papers in scientific journals and has actively participated in international conferences. He is the author of two physics problem collections and a statistics handbook. He has directed around ten short and medium-length films, including "Overpunishment" (First Prize, A-fest, Tuzla 2009) and "Long Banana" (Special Prize, 44th Croatian Video Art Review, Đakovo 2012). He completed the Blank Film School and served as a jury member at the 9th Festival of Serbian Fantastic Film (FSFF) and the 48th Croatian Film Review in 2016. He is the leader of the music project Chubakina Baka, where he creates covers and adaptations of Croatian songs in English and French. This year, he completed his first feature film, "Riffs of Revolution," which took him three and a half years to make.

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