White Veil
Logline: A hundred years ago, a factory in the village of Anhovo promised prosperity, but delivered a slow death. Synopsis: Nestled by the banks of the Soča River, the village of Anhovo carries a legacy buried beneath layers of history and dust. More than 100 years ago, an asbestos cement factory was built. Through shifting wars, regimes, and borders from fascism, socialism, and capitalism. From Italy, Yugoslavia, to Slovenia, the factory endured. It gave people jobs, homes and hope. But soon, it began to take their breath, their health, and eventually, their lives. Today, it is still belching smoke, as time stands still under the White Veil. The film gives voice to those silenced by progress and asks what remains when the skies clear.
- Language Slovenian
- Country Ireland
- Genre
- Producer National Film School at IADT
- Year of creation 2025
- Duration 00:09:53
Žiga Ciber is a Slovenian filmmaker based in Ireland and a student at the National Film School at IADT. He previously studied Mechanical Engineering, specialising in Power Engineering, where his thesis explored environmental parameters and climate control solutions for the archives of the Slovenian Cinematheque. In 2021, he completed an internship at the Austrian Film Museum, where he participated in the full process of film restoration and preservation, while also contributing plans for new climate controlled archival storage facilities. His first-year short film, Losing My Body, received multiple international awards, including Best Overall Short Film and Best Experimental Short Film at the Dublin International Film Festival First Frames (2025), as well as Best Irish Experimental Short Film at the Bloomsday Film Festival (2025). The film has also been screened at the (BAFTA Qualifying) Bolton International Film Festival and Aesthetica Short Film Festival. His second-year project, White Veil, premiered at the (OSCAR Qualifying) INTERFILM – 41st International Short Film Festival Berlin and was selected for the curated programme at DOK Film Market (DOK Leipzig). The film was also an Official Selection at the Poitiers Film Festival, IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival (OSCAR & GOYA Qualifying), Beijing International Short Film Festival, Cinema Verite International Documentary Film Festival, Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival, Zlín Film Festival, and Mecal Pro – Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival (GOYA Qualifying). To date, the film has been officially selected at more than 20 international film festivals and won the Emerging Directors Award (EDA) for Best Student Film 2026.
