
15-year-old math whiz Nikola is offered an unexpected chance to escape war-torn Sarajevo when his math club receives an invitation to participate in the 1995 International Math Olympics in Canada. Nikola initially sees the invitation as a reward for his dedication to mathematics and his club in the midst of the siege of Sarajevo. It is also a chance to experience teenage life outside of a war zone. But escape comes with a price: Nikola must face the possibility of leaving, and perhaps never again seeing, his mother and younger sister.
- Year2019
- Runtime24 minutes
- DirectorSabina Vajraca
- ScreenwriterSabina Vajraca
- ProducerWes Akwuobi, Miles Alva
- Co-ProducerSara Alize Cross
- CastMira Furlan, Leona Paraminski, Trent Walker, Gigi Papasavvas, Goran Ivanovski, Areeta Asgharzadeh, Kurt Grelak, Alexandru Achindinov, Nirvan Patnaik, Melissa Celikovic, Shawn Pan, Alexandra Lorenzo, Lucan Alto Stargiotti, Abby Suder, Sam Brandel, Merima Turcinhodzic, Erica Wein, Ena Catic, Haris Turcinhodzic, Jaik Suri, Amila Kapetanovic
- CinematographerEugene Koh
- EditorThomas Mendolia
- Production DesignJoyanna Hatcher
- MusicDika Chartoff
15-year-old math whiz Nikola is offered an unexpected chance to escape war-torn Sarajevo when his math club receives an invitation to participate in the 1995 International Math Olympics in Canada. Nikola initially sees the invitation as a reward for his dedication to mathematics and his club in the midst of the siege of Sarajevo. It is also a chance to experience teenage life outside of a war zone. But escape comes with a price: Nikola must face the possibility of leaving, and perhaps never again seeing, his mother and younger sister.
- Year2019
- Runtime24 minutes
- DirectorSabina Vajraca
- ScreenwriterSabina Vajraca
- ProducerWes Akwuobi, Miles Alva
- Co-ProducerSara Alize Cross
- CastMira Furlan, Leona Paraminski, Trent Walker, Gigi Papasavvas, Goran Ivanovski, Areeta Asgharzadeh, Kurt Grelak, Alexandru Achindinov, Nirvan Patnaik, Melissa Celikovic, Shawn Pan, Alexandra Lorenzo, Lucan Alto Stargiotti, Abby Suder, Sam Brandel, Merima Turcinhodzic, Erica Wein, Ena Catic, Haris Turcinhodzic, Jaik Suri, Amila Kapetanovic
- CinematographerEugene Koh
- EditorThomas Mendolia
- Production DesignJoyanna Hatcher
- MusicDika Chartoff