Flotacija
Eluned Zoe Aiano, Alesandra Tatić
Official Selection
𖤘 Feature: Critical, Documentary, Ethnographic
Through immersive journalism, Flotacija, by Eluned Zoë Aiano & Alesandra Tatić, spotlights a damaging industrial practice. Set in Majdanpek, Eastern Serbia, the film follows the Marković family – miners and dragon hunters – as industrial processes turn place into profit and how that transformation can erase both landscape and ways of life.
The film centres on flotation (Serbian: flotacija), the common method used to separate valuable minerals from crushed ore. The waste this process produces is huge and enduring. Poorly managed, it can pollute rivers, seep into groundwater, and contaminate soil. Around Majdanpek people have raised concerns about water quality, dust and the health of local land, and the film shows how these real, everyday harms sit beside stories of loss, resistance and survival.
Aiano is a filmmaker, editor and translator with a background in Visual Anthropology whose work is generally centred on Central/Eastern Europe.
Tatić is a visual anthropologist and co-founder of Wild Pear Arts whose practice examines post-Yugoslav societies.
Directors: Eluned Zoe Aiano & Alesandra Tatić
Producers: Miloš Ljubomirović & Greta Rauleac
Courtesy of the artists