EASY LAND

Jasna, a talented and ambitious Serbian architect, wants to create a better future in Toronto for her teenage daughter Nina, but her mental illness proves to be a major challenge in their relationship. With the aid of her medication, Jasna holds a job at a kitchen store. One day, she gets the opportunity to prove herself and build the project of her dreams, but in order to do so, she must risk her stability and fragile relationship with her daughter. But when a work placement at a theatre company unexpectedly builds Nina’s confidence, she begins to believe in new possibilities for her future. Soon she faces a tough decision — chase a future full of possibility, or stay, helping Jasna build again the better life they had dreamed of.

SANJA ŽIVKOVIĆ

Sanja Zivkovic is a Serbian-Canadian film director and screenwriter whose work is split between Belgrade and Toronto. She earned her B.F.A. in Film Production at Simon Fraser University, attended the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, where she finished her Masters in Film Directing and is also a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre’s Directors’ Lab. Her short film credits include Our Little Secret (2011) which screened at Cottbus, Cinema Jove Valencia, Belgrade Short Meter, and Maria’s Episode (2014), which premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival, took home awards in Belgrade and Sarajevo, and has screened at dozens of festivals worldwide. Her next short film Cleo (2016) premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.