Wednesday, 14 October 2026 at 7 pm
Directed by: Karla Perica
Croatia / 2026 / 45'
We are entering the new autumn edition of Dokukino Eter with the documentary film by director Karla Perica, [Ne:bu dobro] (Kinoklub Zagreb, 2026), which addresses the economic policies of housing (in)affordability. The film, among other things, deals with the hardships, difficulties and problems that young people face when looking for a place to live.
The film [Ne:bu dobro] is based on the author's personal housing crisis, who, in her late twenties, returns to her family home after a long-term relationship ends. Through window frames and personal archival material, the film addresses the housing crisis and Generation Z's inability to secure their own space, while questioning class privilege and relationships with the people they share it with.
After the screening, there will be a discussion with director Karla Perica, sociologist Sara Ursić and architect Lucia Majica from the Right to the City initiative, moderated by Tereza Kelam (Radio Student) and Sara Panjkota (Radio Student, Club of Students of the Faculty of Political Science). The discussion will focus on the expensive and unaffordable or inadequate housing that is one of the problems affecting a large proportion of young people today. From tenants not being registered, contracts that are poorly drafted or non-existent, landlords' strange and unreasonable demands, flats we maintain and invest in ourselves, even though they aren't actually ours, to blitzkrieg evictions and extortionate rents. We will discuss the various aspects of being a landlord, a social model in which income is generated passively – by owning and renting out assets, primarily property, instead of through work, production and the like.
Dokukino On Air is a film and discourse programme created through the collaboration of Restart's Dokukino with the FPZG Student Club and Radio Student. Through the joint Dokukino On Air programme, we aim to open up a space for young people to engage with cinema, encourage them to think critically and to discuss, and to promote socially engaged and artistically relevant documentaries. As part of the programme, students independently select the films, interview guests, and devise and organise the event. A series of other activities is also planned, such as a workshop for creating short, themed videos, Watch the World, Change the World.