Stations of the Cross
A story of faith, denial, and revelation. As one heart is shattered by unimaginable loss and consumed by hopelessness, the line between salvation and damnation begins to blur. In a world where belief is tested and truth is uncertain, one soul must confront the ultimate temptation, life, or death.
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Aleksa RistovicDirectorStations of the Cross, MONUMENTAL, Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining, LOSIN' YOU, I RESIGN?!
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Aleksa RistovicWriterStations of the Cross, MONUMENTAL, Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining, LOSIN' YOU, I RESIGN?!
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Aleksa RistovicProducerStations of the Cross, MONUMENTAL, Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining, LOSIN' YOU, I RESIGN?!
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Santiago BianchiMusic
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Aleksa RistovicVideo EditorStations of the Cross, MONUMENTAL, Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining, LOSIN' YOU, I RESIGN?!
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Aleksa RistovicKey CastStations of the Cross, MONUMENTAL, Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining, I RESIGN?!
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Tiana FormosaKey CastThe Home Straight, Tea with Daddy, The Silhouette
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Doroteja RistovicKey Cast
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Thomas AndersenKey Cast
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Aleksa RistovicCinematographyStations of the Cross, MONUMENTAL, Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining, LOSIN' YOU, I RESIGN?!
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Psychological, Religious, Mistery, Drama, Experimental
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Runtime:15 minutes
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Completion Date:November 1, 2024
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Country of Origin:Malta
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Country of Filming:Malta
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:HD
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
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National Television of MaltaPBS TVM
Malta
April 14, 2025
TV Premiere
Streaming restricted to the territory of Malta -
Carmarthen Bay Film Festival, UKLlanelli
United Kingdom
May 20, 2025
UK Premiere
Official Selection -
HARD FAITH™ FESTLos Angeles
United States
July 17, 2025
US Premiere
Award Winner -
CONTENT Film Festival and Media SummitDallas
United States
September 22, 2025
Award Winner
Best Cinematography -
Roma Short Film FestivalRome
Italy
Best Religion & Faith Short Film -
The Seashell International Film FestivalLido Beach Passoscuro
Italy
August 22, 2025
Award Winner
Best Experimental Short FIlm -
Washington DC International Cinema FestivalWashington
United States
Award Winner
Best International Short Award -
Ural ShortsNizhny Tagil
Russian Federation
Award Winner
Best Experimental Short Film -
The French Duck Film FestivalParis
France
Honorable Mention
Best Original Score -
Power24 International Film FestivalDurban
South Africa
August 24, 2025
Best Religious Short Film
Award Winner -
Niagara Canada International Film FestivalNiagara Falls
Canada
Official Selection -
Toronto International Nollywood Film FestivalToronto
Canada
Official Selection -
Massachusetts International Film FestivalBoston
United States
Official Selection -
Global INDIE Filmmaker AwardsStandish
United Kingdom
Best Short Film
Award Winner -
Love & Hope International Film FestivalBarcelona
Spain
Official Selection -
Wallachia Int'l Film FestivalBucharest
Romania
Award Winner -
Festival de Cine AntiguaAntigua Guatemala
Guatemala
Official Selection -
Geo Film FestivalCittadella
Italy
Official Selection -
Short Way International Short Film FestivalSão Paulo
Brazil
Official Selection -
Toronto Arts & Entertainment Film FestivalToronto
Canada
Official Selection -
We Regret To Inform You Film FestivalAustin
United States
Official Selection -
Last Evangelist Film & Music FestBrookville, Ohio
United States
Finalist -
Costa Brava Film FestivalBarcelona
Spain
November 25, 2025
Religious films
Award Winner -
British Film FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
December 19, 2025
Finalist
Aleksa Ristovic (born November 25, 1973, Serbia) is a Malta-based independent filmmaker whose work blends spirituality, silence, and the poetic interplay between faith and nature. After a turbulent youth, he moved to Belgrade in the early 2000s, studying and working in graphic design and 3D animation before seeking a new beginning in Malta in 2015.
Now living in Malta with his wife, Tania, and their daughter, Doroteja, he pursued formal training at MCAST’s Institute for the Creative Arts and works full-time in the film industry across commercial and independent productions.
His early experience includes contributions to the documentary Filfla – A Marine Protected Area (2016) and background artist on 7 Days in Entebbe (2016/2017). He later established himself as a fully independent filmmaker, writing, directing, filming, and editing all his work alone. His films include:
I Resign?! (2017)
Losin’ You (2019)
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining (2020)
Monumental (2021)
Stations of the Cross (2024)
The Chapel Door (2025)
His debut feature film Illusion of Faith (2026)
Ristovic’s films have been recognized at numerous independent film festivals worldwide. Stations of the Cross (2024) received Best Experimental Short Film at HARD FAITH™ FEST Hollywood, Best International Short at the Washington DC International Cinema Festival, and Best Cinematography at the CONTENT Film Festival and Media Summit (TX), organized by the Christian Filmmakers Network and Capernaum Studios.
Rooted in minimalism, contemplative imagery, and deep emotional undercurrents, Ristovic’s work serves as a visual meditation, exploring inner transformation, faith, and the quiet spaces where humanity meets the divine.
My filmmaking practice is rooted in silence, nature, and spiritual reflection. Stations of the Cross was inspired by a deeply personal chapter of my life, witnessing my daughter’s struggles and navigating the quiet pain that follows a parent’s heart. Through this, I found myself drawn back to the symbolic path of the Stations, where suffering, patience, and hope intertwine.
I create films as a form of meditation, relying on minimal dialogue and poetic imagery to let the audience breathe and feel. In this film, faith is not presented as doctrine but as something intimate and fragile, a presence found in light, stillness, and the resilience of the human soul. My intention was to reveal the sacred in ordinary moments and to allow the invisible to speak.