In one of the breakout discoveries of this year’s Rotterdam festival andhis feature debut, Stefan Djordevic returns to his hometown to make a documentary about his mother. And it’s easy to see why as their reunion is loaded with dramatic potential. Stefan is a staunch rationalist, while his mother leans boldly into metaphysics. But reality soon crashes into the project, forcing the director to abandon his original plan. Documentary starts to merge with fiction and the clash of worldviews gives way to a chronicle of mourning. Despite dealing with a liminal experience, Djordevic maintains the quiet gentleness that was present from the outset. Wind, Talk to Me becomes a patient, hopeful search for the traces left behind by those we love. As Stefan looks for signs in the world around him and finds a new closeness with nature, he also begins to wonder: was his mother whom he once teasingly called “my hippie” actually right when she claimed you could control the wind with the power of your will?
Born in 1987, Stefan Djordevic is a graduate of the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. He has directed several award-winning short films, including Portrait of a Dying Giant, which was part of the Serbian pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Djordevic is also an accomplished photographer – his most celebrated project to date is A Diary of Mom (2020), created in collaboration with his brother Bosko.
2019 Poslednja Slika O Ocu / The Last Image of Father (short)
2023 Portret Umirućeg Diva / Portrait of a Dying Giant (short doc.)
2025 Wietrze, mów do mnie / Vetre, pričaj sa mnom / Wind, Talk to Me