The Wait

Directed by Emilija Gacis

Type of Project: Drama
Length: 14:22 minutes
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In the post-war Yugoslavia, a 7-year-old girl  discovers a world of deception and extortion involving her father and the men who wish to hurt him. Based on a true story.

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emilijagasic@nyu.edu

Born in Yugoslavia (present-day Servia) in 1991.
In 2016, obtained Bachelor's Degree in Film Directing at The Academy of Arts in Belgrade.
Attended several summer filmmaking workshops at International Film and Television School EICAR in Paris (2012), Prague Film School in Prague (2013) and New York Film Academy in New York (2014).
Worked as a production assistant at Festival of Serbian Sci-Fi Film in Belgrade for two years and as program coordinator of Cinema Zone Film Festival at Love Fest in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia.
Crewed on over 30 short films with both national and international teams in major positions such as directing and cinematography department.
Participated several years in a row at the documentary film workshop during Magnificent Seven Film Festival in Belgrade.
Selected as one of the 35 filmmakers in the world to participate in the Transatlantic Talent Lab at the Reykjavik International Film Festival in Iceland (2014).
Finalist for the Horizon Award that takes young female filmmakers to Sundance, picked by award-winning filmmaker So Yong Kim (2016).
Currently MFA Candidate in the Graduate Film program at Tisch School of the Arts in New York.