The Scent of the Earth

"St. Marie de la Mer, a village in southern France. It was May 24th, St. Sarah's day, who, according to the legend, sailed from Palestine at the end of the 15th century. She came with the gypsies. And today, six hundred years later, they gather again. They come from everywhere to honour their black goddess. You can see the looks in their eyes and hear the passion tingling at the rim of the tongue. You sense the slightly uncertain mystery; and then you come to the church to join their singing. The music becomes your heart, giving rhythm to the soul."
Mirko Simic

Mirko Simic

Born in 1965, in Valjevo, Serbia. Lives and works in Ljubljana. He graduated from film and TV editing at the Faculty of Drama Arts in Belgrade. In the 80's, he was a member of several artistic groups; he made independent original video projects. Later, he worked at the public television and was one of the founders of the Slovenian Video Festival in Idrija. He also teaches in the field of film production. He contributes to various theatre productions, exhibitions and concerts. With his projects (Parabola...), he was a guest at several festivals around the globe and received several awards. He is considered to have been the first VJ in Slovenia.

Directed by: Mirko Simic
Screenplay by: Mirko Simic
Cinematography: Mirko Simic
Music: Sukar
Editing: Mirko Simic
Sound: Mirko Simic

Producer: Marko Simic
Production: Simetrix (Ulica Bratov Ucakar 72, SI-1000 Ljubljana)
Co-production: KUD Etnokult
Format: beta SP, colour
Duration: 25'



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	The Scent of the Earth For print [TIFF, 650 kb] "St. Marie de la Mer, a village in southern France. It was May 24th, St. Sarah's day, who, according to the legend, sailed from Palestine at the end of the 15th century. She came with the gypsies. And today, six hundred years later, they gather again. They come from everywhere to honour their black goddess. You can see the looks in their eyes and hear the passion tingling at the rim of the tongue. You sense the slightly uncertain mystery; and then you come to the church to join their singing. The music becomes your heart, giving rhythm to the soul." Mirko Simic Mirko Simic Born in 1965, in Valjevo, Serbia. Lives and works in Ljubljana. He graduated from film and TV editing at the Faculty of Drama Arts in Belgrade. In the 80's, he was a member of several artistic groups; he made independent original video projects. Later, he worked at the public television and was one of the founders of the Slovenian Video Festival in Idrija. He also teaches in the field of film production. He contributes to various theatre productions, exhibitions and concerts. With his projects (Parabola...), he was a guest at several festivals around the globe and received several awards. He is considered to have been the first VJ in Slovenia. Directed by: Mirko Simic Screenplay by: Mirko Simic Cinematography: Mirko Simic Music: Sukar Editing: Mirko Simic Sound: Mirko Simic Producer: Marko Simic Production: Simetrix (Ulica Bratov Ucakar 72, SI-1000 Ljubljana) Co-production: KUD Etnokult Format: beta SP, colour Duration: 25'
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