"A quietly moving film about grief, writer/director Stefan Djordjevic's " Wind, Talk To Me " is an unassuming hybrid work that effortlessly blends documentary with fiction. It follows a mournful Djordjevic, who, while driving to visit his grandmother for her 80th birthday, accidentally hits a dog with his car. Eventually, Djordjevic will adopt this dog and name her Lija. That fictional element in this docudrama, however, is only a sliver of the film as a whole."
"Without warning, Djordjevic's film navigates into the past, becoming several films within a film. The first involves the documentary footage Djordjevic is presently shooting of his family climbing trees, luxuriating in their rural spaces, and completing a lake house. The second film is composed of previously shot footage of Djordjevic's mother, including the holistic treatment she underwent. The majority of "Wind, Talk To Me," therefore, is Djordjevic using these two elements-his therapeutic relationship with Lija-to process his loss."
Three films in the Chicago International Film Festival New Directors' Competition are described as atmospheric and measured, each examining loss and isolation with unhurried focus. "Wind, Talk To Me" is a hybrid docudrama that blends documentary footage and fiction around a mourning filmmaker. The filmmaker accidentally hits and then adopts a dog named Lija while traveling to his grandparents for a birthday. The film folds into several layers: present-day documentary of family life and rural labors, and archival footage of his late mother, including her holistic treatment and reflections on controlling the wind. The filmmaker uses nature and his relationship with Lija to process grief through sensory, intimate moments.
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