What happens when contemporary improvised music forms ties with Balkan street musicians? Tomaž Grom, a Slovenian double bassist, composer, improviser and researcher of acoustic potential, took his van and began to look for collaborators on the streets of Maribor, Zagreb, Tuzla, Novi Sad, Priština, Tirana and Skopje. Balkan Whispers is constantly on the brink of misunderstanding, getting lost along paths that are not to be found in contemporary sat-navs. However, despite all obstacles, a group of Balkan street musicians eventually get together for a contemporary music gig.
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Boris Petkovič Director · Tomaž Grom Writer
First release September 13, 2017 · Produced in Slovenia · Languages Albanian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian
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Slovenian Film Center
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Original title
Šum Balkana
Original language
Slovenian
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Albanian · Croatian · Serbian · Slovenian
Release dates
Slovenia · September 13, 2017
Premiere
Slovenia · June 14, 2018
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