Dolores
COMPETITION • STUDENT • FICTION
2026 • 10min • Colour • stereo • file • 2.35:1
Slovenian, English with Slovenian and English subtitles.
A marionette wakes up in a kitschy antique store, embraced by its creator, Dolores. Though it becomes sentient, it remains mute. Dolores abuses this by forcing the doll to dance for profit. The Doll tries its best, yet fails every time, leading to further punishments. After a disobedient performance, it attempts to escape only to find out a dark truth.
CAST:
DOROTEJA JURIČAN (DOLORES), DOROTEJA JURIČAN (THE DOLL), NIKKI VAN TOOREN (BODY DOUBLE), CAESAR ALVAREZ (CROWD MEMBER), ADYA KUMAR (CROWD MEMBER), EILEEN AVALOS (CROWD MEMBER), JOSIP POZGAJ (CROWD MEMBER), MARLY FEIGN (CROWD MEMBER)
2026 • 10min • Colour • stereo • file • 2.35:1
Slovenian, English with Slovenian and English subtitles.
| PRODUCER | DOROTEJA JURIČAN |
| CO-PRODUCER | RYAN MERCATANTE |
| PRODUCTION | |
| CO-PRODUCTION | NYFA - NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY |
A marionette wakes up in a kitschy antique store, embraced by its creator, Dolores. Though it becomes sentient, it remains mute. Dolores abuses this by forcing the doll to dance for profit. The Doll tries its best, yet fails every time, leading to further punishments. After a disobedient performance, it attempts to escape only to find out a dark truth.
| DIRECTOR | RYAN MERCATANTE |
| SCREENWRITERS | RYAN MERCANTANTE, DOROTEJA JURIČAN |
| DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | RYAN MERCATANTE |
| MUSIC COMPOSER | NOAH BALAMUCKI |
| FILM EDITOR | RYAN MERCATANTE |
| PRODUCTION DESIGNER | RODY VILLEGAS |
| COSTUME DESIGNER | DOROTEJA JURIČAN |
| SOUND DESIGNER | MICHAEL DEAN MILLER |
| MAKE-UP ARTISTS | EILEEN AVALOS, ISABEL ACEVEDO |
CAST:
DOROTEJA JURIČAN (DOLORES), DOROTEJA JURIČAN (THE DOLL), NIKKI VAN TOOREN (BODY DOUBLE), CAESAR ALVAREZ (CROWD MEMBER), ADYA KUMAR (CROWD MEMBER), EILEEN AVALOS (CROWD MEMBER), JOSIP POZGAJ (CROWD MEMBER), MARLY FEIGN (CROWD MEMBER)
