SYNOPSIS

Mirna, a 12-year-old village girl, is a talented mathematician. She and her father Goran are travelling by bus to the city of Niš, where her first national competition is taking place. Winning an award in this competition would help Mirna get into a prestigious high school and escape her life of poverty. Once the results are in, Mirna is disappointed to see that she does not have enough points for an award. With her father’s help, she has to write a complaint, and try to win at least third place.

INTENTION

Imaginary Numbers is a story about a daughter and a father whose lives are slowly drifting apart, because they belong to different worlds. Still, they manage to reconnect during the day trip to a national competition in mathematics. The dramaturgy of the story does not follow a classic plot structure - it consists of five tableaus during that one day, in which we see their relationship evolve.

My intention is to realistically portray the quirky world of mathematical competitions in early 2000s Serbia, but also the deep and often unspoken love that children and parents share. With Mirna approaching high-school age, the film tries to capture this one moment of realisation for both Mirna and her father, that this might be one of the last adventures they have together. I want this film to be a warm story about a somewhat unusual girl growing up in the wrong times, in the wrong country, but with her dreams big and her heart in the right place.