Ruta and the Monument

"The film is inspired by a short story by Miljenko Jergović about a Jewish princess from 1943 who wished to become invisible. In the second part of the film, we follow a tour guide who, at the end of 2006, “explains” the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin. He speaks English, recounting scandals and anecdotes related to the monument’s erection, entertaining tourists who mostly laugh throughout the visit. The film includes an excerpt from Miljenko Jergović’s novel Ruta Tannenbaum."

• 25 FPS Festival, 2008. – Focus on Croatia• 6. Liburnia Film Festival, 2008.• Izložba "Ruta and the Monument" Renate Poljak, Art in General na Manhattanu, 2008.• Međunarodni festival video umjetnosti FIAVC, Casablanka, Maroko, 2009.• 18. dani hrvatskog filma, 2009.• European Media Art Festival, Osnabrücke, Njemačka, 2009.• Jewish Motifs – međunarodni filmski festival židovskih motiva, Varšava, Poljska, 2009.• Prospectif Cinema 20092010, Centar Georges Pompidou, Pariz – autorska večer Renate Poljak• Program "East side stories – suvremeni hrvatski video", Palais de Tokyo, Pariz, 2012. • Videoex Film Festival, Zürich, 2013. – program "Contemporary Croatian: Site specifics"