EDI ŠELHAUS – I WAS THERE

Documentaries

Directed by: Jurij Gruden

Duration: 1 h 17 min

Format: Digitalno

Code: 430930

EAN: 3838898430930

Caution: Due to copyright and distribution restrictions, the content is geographically limited, viewing outside of Slovenia is not possible.

The film is a story about the legendary photographer who was recording Slovenian history from the end of WW2 to the end of the 20th centry.

SYNOPSIS

Edi Šelhaus was born in 1919 in Podkraj in the Vipava Valley. His parents, both photographers, decided on Edi’s profession: »You are going to be a photographer.« In 1943 he joined partisans with his Leica camera. He joined the newly formed photo section SNOS and photographed precious testimonies about war events in the countryside of Bela Krajina. After the War the city of Trieste became the major European stage; boundaries between East and West were arising (communism and capitalism). The Belgrade located paper Filmske novosti sent Edi with his camera to follow the happening in the then territories of Zone A and Zone B and demonstrations for the city of Trieste to be reunited with Yugoslavia. He found himself with a broken camera, beaten up, and put in prison several times. After the »Trieste years« he worked as a photo reporter at the newspaper Poročevalec (later Delo), where he covered various columns. After he had retired, he devoted twenty-five years to researching the destiny of allied pilots that ditched or landed on Slovenian ground during the War. He still follows the happening around him in his own way and calls himself a photo reporter in slippers.

ABOUT THE FILM

The screenwriter and director is Jurij Gruden, the director of photography and cameraman is Radovan Čok, the editor is Janez Bricelj, the music designer is Anton Natek, the sound recorder is Jože Trtnik, the sound designer is Boštjan Kačičnik and the producer is Franci Zajc from Arsmedia.

Film is available to watch and stream online i.e to rent for 48 hours or 14 days. With slovenian subtitles.