Wind, Talk to Me


Wind, Talk to Me is a 2025 docudrama film written and directed by Stefan Djordjevic in his directorial debut. A Serbian-Croatian-Slovenian co-production, the film inspired by the director’s real-life experiences, featuring his own family members and set around the construction of a lake house, explores the intimate and enduring relationship between a mother and her son. The film is described as "a poetic and intimate cinematic experience," in reviews.
The film had its premiere in the Tiger Competition at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam on 4 February 2025. It had its regional premiere at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival on 17 August 2025, in the Competition Programme - Feature Film, where it won the Heart of Sarajevo award for Best Feature Film.

Synopsis

Stricken with guilt after accidentally hitting a dog with his car, Stefan chooses to take the injured animal with him to the lake in his hometown, a place where he hopes to finish the film dedicated to his recently departed mother.
Stefan returns home for the first time since his mother’s death, joining his family to celebrate his grandmother’s birthday. This bittersweet reunion becomes the catalyst for a deeply personal journey: Stefan embarks on finishing a film dedicated to his late mother while attempting to make peace with his past—symbolized by his decision to care for a stray dog. Rooted in the director’s own life and featuring his real family members, the film unfolds as an intimate portrait of grief, reconciliation, and the enduring bond between mother and son—all set against the parallel goal of completing both a film and a lake house.

Cast

  • Negrica Djordjevic
  • Stefan Djordjević
  • Boško Djordjevic
  • Djordje Davidovic
  • Budimir Jovanovic
  • Ljiljana Jovanovic
  • Marina Davidovic
  • Ana Petrovic
  • Vidak Davidovic
  • Lija

Production

In December 2023, the film was selected in the Work in Progress programme of Les Arcs Film Festival competition.

Release

Wind, Talk to Me had its premiere in the Tiger Competition at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam on 4 February 2025.
In April 2025, it won in the Competition BFFB38 at the 38th Bolzano Film Festival for the Prize of the Province of South Tyrol for the best film. In July 2025, it competed in the CineVision Competition at the 42nd Munich International Film Festival for the CineVision Award for Best Film, and also competed in Ciné+ Competition at the Festival International de Cinéma de Marseille for the First Film Award, and Special Mention. It was showcased in the Discoveries section at the 25th New Horizons Film Festival on 20 July 2025.
It had its Regional Premiere at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival, where it won the Heart of Sarajevo award in the Competition Programme - Feature Film on 17 August 2025. On 11 October 2025, it was presented in Vanguard section of 2025 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the Vanguard Award. Canadian rights to the film were subsequently acquired by Ritual.
It competed in the New Directors Competition of the São Paulo International Film Festival and had screening on 16 October 2025, and 61st Chicago International Film Festival for Golden Hugo on 18 October 2025.
It competed in the Main Program at the Zagreb Film Festival for Golden Pram Award on 12 November 2025.
Athens-based sales agent Heretic has acquired the international sales rights of the film in December 2024.

Reception

Guy Lodge reviewed the film at the International Film Festival Rotterdam for the Variety opined that the film is "A highly original, form-breaking work that pivots between diaristic recording and outright fiction." Wendy Ide in ScreenDaily felt that the film is a "Hybrid Serbian drama is an affecting creative meditation on grief." Marko Stojiljković at the International Film Festival Rotterdam for Cineuropa wrote, "Đorđević manages to make Wind, Talk to Me a captivating film, both about his mother and about himself coping with her passing." Debanjan Dhar reviewing in High on Films gave 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, that the film flows with the gentle pace of daily life, its shifting surfaces reflecting simple, meaningful moments and revealing the quiet generosity of the world beneath a vast, liberating sky.

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipientResult
International Film Festival Rotterdam9 February 2025Tiger AwardWind, Talk to MeNomitated
The 38th Bolzano Film Festival13 April 2025Prize of the Province of South Tyrol for the best filmWind, Talk to MeWon
Sarajevo Film Festival22 August 2025Heart of SarajevoWind, Talk to MeWon
Vancouver International Film Festival8 October 2025Vanguard AwardWind, Talk to MeWon
Chicago International Film Festival26 October 2025Golden HugoWind, Talk to MeNomitated
CinEast Film Festival26 October 2025Grand PrixWind, Talk to MeWon
Zagreb Film Festival16 November 2025Golden PramWind, Talk to MeWon