The documentary film “Fear Remains” in Cerknica and Ljubljana
We announce two screenings of the documentary film “Fear Remains,” memories of internment in Italian fascist camps in Cerknica and Ljubljana.
As part of the project Between Memory and Oblivion, on 19th October 2023, at 7 PM, a screening will be held at the Cultural Center in Cerknica.
This will be followed by a discussion between the journalist and screenwriter of the documentary film, Saša Petejan, and the director, Dušan Moravec.
A screening will follow on 6th November 2023, at 6 PM, at the Ljubljana City Library, Oton Župančič Library.
Historian Dr. Urška Strle will join Saša Petejan for a discussion.
“Fear Remains” is a documentary film about the legacy of internment in Italian fascist camps. In the years 1942 and 1943, Mussolini’s army interned
many Slovenians in Italian fascist camps. The memory of these events has been pushed into oblivion at home and abroad, with the understanding
of fascism being distorted. Consequently, the perpetrators of the discussed war crimes remained unpunished.
The film was created based on the testimonies and photographs of the documentary-photographic exhibition “The Last Witnesses,” co-authored
by photographer Mance Juvan, historian Dr. Urška Strle, and journalist Saša Petejan.
Source: Capture from the title of the film “Fear Remains,” RTV Slovenia.
About the Guests
Dr. Urška Strle, a historian in the field of contemporary history, is active in research collectives of the Department of History FF UL,
the Institute for Historical Studies at ZRS Koper, and the Institute for Cultural History ZRC SAZU. She is dedicated to the history of migrations,
history of labor, women’s history, biographical writing, and oral history. Recently, she co-authored and edited a scientific monograph entitled
“Offended Revenge: Memory of Italian Fascist Camps” (ZRC Publishing, 2023) with Oto Luthar and Marta Verginella.
Dušan Moravec, a director and screenwriter, who collaborated on The Right Man for Capitalism (2013), I Won’t Kneel Down (2015), and Radio Ga Ga (2020).
More about the documentary:
FEAR REMAINS (2015) – documentary film RTV SLOVENIA / 51’
Screenplay: Saša Petejan / Direction: Dušan Moravec / Director of Photography: Jure Nemec /
The documentary “Fear Remains” is an attempt to understand how war and internment transform an individual and how they define a nation.
Since there are no studies on war, post-war trauma, and intergenerational transmission of trauma in Slovenia, we know little about it as a community.
Foreign studies have shown that war trauma carves into the neurobiology of subsequent generations and is manifested in violence, personality disorders,
addictions, suicidality, political discourse, and also in people’s self-image.
The starting point for the creation of the documentary is the photographic-documentary exhibition “The Last Witnesses,” by authors,
journalist Saša Petejan, photographer Mance Juvan, and historian Urška Strle.
The author’s photos by Juvan, featuring the few remaining living internees, dictated the film’s visual appearance.
The rhythm is provided by displays of artworks created in fascist camps, which are kept in the Museum of Contemporary History of Slovenia in Ljubljana.
The purpose of the documentary is to preserve the historical memory of fascist camps and internment in them.
At the same time, it encourages reflection on the impact of traumatic experiences on the individual and society.
Source: Capture from the title of the film “Fear Remains,” RTV Slovenia