Mila Drobnjak

Through an intimate reconstruction of an important phone call, When The Phone Rang investigates dislocation and the nature of remembering. In the protagonist's eleven year old mind the phone call erases her entire country, history and identity and hides its existence in books, films and memories of those born before 1995.

A group of high school students studying an audiovisual program gather to come up with an idea for their school film. As they pitch different storylines, we get to know the various personalities within the class and the relationships between the students. We follow couples, outsiders, and nerds as they try to get their turn to present their ideas. After numerous disagreements and conflicts, an idea emerges that brings them all together once again.