Intro provides an entry point to the work of artists or works that aren’t household names. In this case, it’s Serbian documentary filmmaker Zelimir Zilnik, the subject of an October 2023 retrospective that will dovetail with this year’s Unorthodocs festival of creation nonfiction films. The event includes a visit from the filmmaker for screenings October 26 and 28..
Chris Stults, the lead programmer for Unorthodocs and the Zilnik retrospective, connected virtually with Greg de Cuir, an independent curator based in Belgrade, Serbia, who organized the Zilnik series and a larger cross-country tour for the artist. They share information about Zilnik’s background and his radical, empathy-driven work, along with some of the films they’re excited to share with audiences.