Little House

by Nika Jurman

Hiška, 2025, fiction, 1,33:1 (4:3), 25, c, 15 min
In progress

Manicurist Tatjana (35) lives above her parents' home, just like everyone else in the village. But when a friend who has just built her dream house drops by for a manicure, Tatjana decides it’s time to create a home and a life of her own.

screenwriter
Nika Jurman
director
Nika Jurman
producer
Katja Lenarčič
director of photography
Teja Miholič
film editor
Špela Murenc Škulj
production designer
Dan Pikalo
costume designer
Lucija Rosc
key make-up artist
Mojca Gorogranc Petrushevska

featuring
Lea Cverle, Sara Gorše, Niko Zagode, Vesna Poznič, Milivoj Roš, Marjeta Šrot

production
Vertigo
in collaboration with
Film Studio Viba Film
co-funding
Slovenian Film Centre

Vertigo
Katja Lenarčič
katja@vertigo.si

Nika Jurman (1991) holds degrees in Comparative Literature and Philosophy and works as a screenwriter and director. Her short film Borbike (2022) won the Vesna Award for Best Animated Film in 2023 and the Grand Prix at the Independent Film Festival in 2024.

Vertigo Ljubljana is a production company based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, established in 1994. The company has extensive experience in international co-productions and has (co)-produced over 50 feature films. A selection of recent titles includes: Pero by Damjan Kozole (documentary, 2023; IFF Rotterdam), The Happiest Man in the World by Teona Mitevska (2022; Venice FF – Orizzonti), Wake Me by Marko Šantić (2022; Black Nights FF - Critic’s Pick), and Small Body by Laura Samani (2021; Cannes FF Critic’s Week; European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI).