Don't Take It Personally

Original Title|Don't Take It Personally

Experimental | 63' | 2025 (In post-production)

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Director	Jelena Jureša
Producer	Andrea Cinel
Writer	Jelena Jureša

Full credits

A cinematic exploration of the subtle shifts in individual and group behaviour during times of societal turmoil.

synopsis

Don't Take It Personally is a film-concert that intertwines themes of historical denial, collective violence, exile, and resistance. It serves as a powerful indictment of human behaviour and societal dynamics during tumultuous times, driven by capitalism and imperial greed. In a world increasingly suffocated by systemic injustices, where many are denied the right to breathe, the rhythm and cadence of this film reclaims that breath. The viewer is invited to experience capitalism as a pervasive infection, designed permeate the smallest details of our daily lives.
Don't Take It Personally est une exploration cinématographique des changements subtils dans le comportement des individus et des groupes en période de troubles sociaux. Ce film expérimental explore un éventail de réactions humaines, allant de la banalité du mal à la complicité, le tout à travers le prisme de l'indifférence humaine. Utilisant une approche de longue durée, le film examine les clivages sociaux en reliant le moment présent à des périodes historiquement et culturellement distinctes, telles que la Renaissance dans les Pays-Bas et l'Âge d'or néerlandais.
Don't Take It Personally is een cinematografische verkenning van de subtiele verschuivingen in individueel en collectief gedrag in tijden van maatschappelijke onrust. De experimentele film tast een scala aan menselijke reacties af in verschillende gradaties van onverschilligheid – van banaal kwaad tot medeplichtigheid. Hedendaagse sociale breuklijnen worden in hun ‘longue durée’ geplaatst, door ze te verbinden met cultuurhistorische periodes als de Renaissance in de Lage Landen en de Nederlandse Gouden Eeuw.

Credits

Director
Jelena Jureša
Producer
Andrea Cinel
Writer
Jelena Jureša
Cast
Marije Nie, Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz
Editing
Jelena Jureša
Photography
Fiona Braillon
Costume
Anne-Catherine Kunz
Sound
Hrvoje Pelicarić, Ivan Zelić
Music
Alen Sinkauz & Nenad Sinkauz
Still photography
Jelena Jureša

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Experimental
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Experimental
Year of production

2025
Production status
In post-production
Original title
Don't Take It Personally
Original language
English

Technical specs

Running time
63'
Available in
2D
Aspect ratio
1.33:1 (4:3)
Sound format
5.1 (+sub)
Available formats
DCP; 4K; Apple ProRes 444
Colour
Colour

Contact & sales

Contact

kunstencentrum nona

Begijnenstraat 19-21
2800 Mechelen
Belgium

T +42 15 20 37 80
info@nona.be

www.nona.be

Details

Festivals & awards

Festivals

No festival information available.

Awards

No award information available.

Partners

Co-production partners

KINEMATOGRAF (Croatia)

Supported by

Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC), KAAP, KASK & Conservatorium, Kunsthal Ghent, laGeste. Commissioned by kunstencentrum nona and BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht