Dark Queen (Crna Kraljica)

(animated series | in development)

The backbone of this animated series is the duality and strength of one woman, a theme that has never been more relevant than today. The story follows Blake Samsa, a young woman in search of answers about her own identity. In reality, she is free and independent, while she is subdued and imprisoned in her dreams. She realizes that she must cast off the shackles of the past to discover her future (or maybe her past?). She confronts the fears she sees in her dreams and visions through a strong woman going through a cruel medieval reality in a psychophysical struggle for self-realization – as she emerges into the Croatian historical figure, also known as Barbara of Celje or the Dark Queen.

Producer: Bobby Boško Grubić

Director:  Tihoni Brčić

Screenplay: Mirjana Novak Perjanec, Tihoni Brčić

Animator: Dario Kukić

This project is supported by HAVC (Croatian Audiovisual Center)