COMMON PEAR

Gregor Božič / 15 min. / 2025 / Slovenia, United Kingdom / Premiere in the Canary Islands
Short Documentary Films 2026

Synopsis

In a not-too-distant future ravaged by climate crisis, a team of scientists analyse the archival footage of farmers from the past, in an attempt to understand their connection to the land.

About the film

DIRECTION: Gregor Božič
SCRIPT: Marina Gumzi, Gregor Božič
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Gregor Božič
PRODUCTION: Marina Gumzi
EDITING: Gregor Božič, Lukas Miheljak
MUSIC: Hekla Magnúsdóttir, Tim Gowdy

Gregor Božič

Author

Gregor Božič is a Slovenian director, scriptwriter & cinematographer. After graduating from film schools in Ljubljana and DFFB in Germany, Gregor enrolled in the postgraduate program at Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains in France. His debut fiction feature Stories from the Chestnut Woods premiered at TIFF in 2019 and screened at festivals all across the world. Common Pear, his first short film, premiered in Tiger Shorts Competition at IFFR 2025, has been selected in 25+ festivals and won awards at Oberhausen ISFF & Beldocs.

Filmography

2025 Common Pear
2019 Stories from the Chestnut Woods