Jerneja Kaja Balog

Tales from the Mag­ic Garden

Tom (4 years old), Suzanne (8) and Derek (10) spend the weekend with their grandparents. But nothing is as usual: Grandpa seems to be elsewhere; Tom wonders where Grandma has gone, she who always tells him incredible stories; Derek is hard at work renovating the old apple tree hut. So following in the footsteps of her ancestor, Suzanne improvises herself as a storyteller to illuminate the house with imaginary and wonderful stories and try to fill the absence of Grandmother. The movie is an adaptation of three tales written by Arnost Goldflam.

Weasel

A hungry and solitary weasel roams the dry landscape, intent on hunting the last remaining birds in a tree. The birds try to keep the tree in balance while the weasel doggedly climbs its trunk. The tree sways, the stomach growls, the weasel persists until it’s too late. A classic anti-hero cartoon – not just for children.

Farewell

Childhood memories of fishing with grandpa grow so vivid they visit the protagonist's present experience.

Farewell

Childhood memories of fishing with grandpa grow so vivid they visit the protagonist's present experience.

Little Fish

Brina: Oi, Bor. Grandpa told me that there’s fish in this lake that can bite half your leg off. Bor: Oh, the only fish I can see are small. Brina: But these ones guard the big fish. Those that can bite your leg off.