Common Pear

by Gregor Božič

Common Pear, 2024, fiction, documentary, S16mm, 35mm, DCP, 1,66:1, 15 min
Finished

SI, UK

In a not-too-distant future ravaged by climate disasters, a team of scientists develops new technology that transmits true emotions from humans on screens to those that watch them. By analysing archival footage of the Mediterranean farmers from the past, a young researcher sets out to understand their commitment to growing fruit trees.

screenwriter
Gregor Božič, Marina Gumzi
director
Gregor Božič
producer
Marina Gumzi
director of photography
Gregor Božič
music composer
Hekla Magnúsdóttir, Tim Gowdy
film editor
Gregor Božič, Lukas Miheljak
production designer
Branko Hojnik
costume designer
Mateja Fajt
key make-up artist
Mojca Gorogranc Petruševska
sound designer
Julij Zornik

featuring
Dora Ciccone, Jože Krečič, Jerneja Prinčič, Marijan Jug, Toby Matthews, Goran Kaličanin

production
Nosorogi
co-production
Digital Orchard
in collaboration with
Film Studio Viba Film
co-funding
Slovenian Film Centre, Mestna občina Nova Gorica, GO! – 2025, FVG Film Commission
distribution
NOSOROGI

Nosorogi
Marina Gumzi
marina@nosorogi.com

Gregor Božič is a director, cinematographer and researcher of Mediterranean pomology. He studied film at AGRFT in Ljubljana and at DFFB in Berlin as well as at Le Fresnoy in France. His work has been presented at international film and art venues across the world, among them at Toronto, Tokio, Locarno, Rotterdam, Sarajevo, Tallinn, Shanghai, Sao Paolo, New York and elsewhere. Apart from working on films , he dedicates his time researching fruit varieties from his native region. He set up a gene bank orchard on the border between Slovenia and Italy, with over 200 old species and wrote a book listing all varieties and the stories connected with them.

NOSOROGI is a workshop-based production studio specialising on development and production of original films that blur the line between fiction and non-fiction. Devoted to supporing up-and-coming artists, NOSOROGI is comitted to facilitating extensive creative research and international collaborations, while also improving the overall sustainability in production practices.