The Forbidden Aunt (2026)

Serbian-Australian actress Bojana Novaković turns her camera on her enigmatic aunt, embarking on a personal investigation that uncovers buried family secrets and a lineage of female trauma. Blending interviews, archival material, and staged reenactments, the film navigates the slippery boundary between documentary truth and performed memory, all framed through a darkly comic lens.

As the niece presses for answers, the aunt deflects with wit and silence, revealing a complex portrait of survival, migration, and the stories women tell themselves to endure. The 81-minute journey moves between Australia and Serbia, offering a culturally specific yet universally resonant look at how history shapes identity across generations.