Documentary film “An Kovačije la Pepo/In Josip’s blacksmith’s shop” at the CIK festival
20. 8. 2016
In the period from August 11 to 13, 2016, the second edition of the Civilisation and Culture Film Festival was held on the Amfiteatar summer stage in Matulji. The first evening of the non-competitive part of the festival started with the showing of the short documentary film “An kovačije la Pepo/U Josipovoj kovačnici (In Josip’s blacksmith’s shop), which was introduced by the author Robert Doričić. The short documentary film was made in the scope of the activities of the project Očuvanje vlaškog i žejanskog jezika (Preservation of the Vlashki and Zheyanski Language), which, among others, documents the Zheyanski language through the trades and skills of members of this language community. The film presents the blacksmith skills of Josip Doričić, a man from Žejane who lives in Matulji. This documentary film can be viewed on the YouTube channel of the project (U Josipovoj kovačiji, Konjska potkova, Klanfa – In Josip’s blacksmith’s shop, Horseshoe, Clamp irons).