Open-Air Cinema Lokve

Until the end of summer, Kino Soča – Isonzo Cinema Itinerante will light up the summer nights with film screenings and conversations with filmmakers, bringing the magic of cinema under the stars.

On 9 August at 20:30, the open-air cinema in Lokve will first present archival footage of Lokve from the Simonelli Fund, followed by a screening of the documentary film Prečuden je cvet v grapi črni (1975) as part of the Tribute to Dorica Makuc.

The film is the result of a dedicated research collaboration between Dorica Makuc and Mija Janžekovič. It offers a comprehensive portrayal of the famous Partisan hospital Franja and its activities, using breathtaking archival footage, photographs and testimonies – including a lengthy interview with the hospital’s director, Dr. Franja Bojc-Bidovec.

What makes the film special is its sensitive female narrative, highlighting individual medical workers as key figures of the struggle, which was rare in Yugoslav cinema of that era. At the same time, the film serves as a powerful memorial to the 94 fallen medical staff of the National Liberation Struggle.

The event is organised in cooperation between Kinoatelje and the TKŠ Lo-Ko Lokve association. In case of bad weather, the screening will take place at Lokve 30.

The travelling Kino Soča – Isonzo Cinema Itinerante, running since 2024, sets up open-air cinemas in picturesque locations along the border, in cooperation with key regional partners.

The event is part of the Go Green Cinema project, which reaches out to a wider cross-border audience, local residents, occasional foreign visitors, and participants within the official programme of the European Capital of Culture GO! 2025. It is supported by the European Union from the Small Projects Fund GO! 2025 of the Interreg VI-A Italy–Slovenia 2021–2027 programme, managed by EGTC GO.
www.ita-slo.eu & www.euro-go.eu/spf