In the mind of an eleven year old girl, a single phone call erases her entire life. Reconstructing fragments of her childhood, Iva Radivojevic’s intimate drama traces currents of loss and trauma that followed her family’s displacement from the former Yugoslavia.

With a dreamlike structure and an atmosphere by turns wistful and unsettling, When The Phone Rang explores the sometimes-dissonant relationship between history and memory. 

UK Premiere



Dir. Iva Radivojevic | Serbia, United States | 2024 | 73’ | Serbian with English subtitles