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Srdan Keca is an Associate Professor in Stanford University's Department of Art & Art History and Program Director of Stanford's M.F.A. in Documentary Film program. A Yugoslav-born filmmaker and visual artist based in the U.S., he holds an M.A. from the UK's National Film and Television School (2011) and is an alum of Ateliers Varan.
His research spans Documentary Film, Video Installation, and Experimental Media Art, with focus on post-socialist transitions, marginalized communities, and archival practices. Keca's work interrogates war memory through non-accusatory cinematic approaches, examining individual responsibility in conflict zones while exploring urban decay and societal transformation in Southeast Europe.
His acclaimed filmography includes award-winning features like Museum of the Revolution (2021) and Flotel Europa (2015), which have premiered at Berlinale, IDFA, and Sarajevo Film Festival. Critical acclaim spans The New York Times, Senses of Cinema, and Variety.
- Tagesspiegel Jury Award (Berlinale 2015)
- Heart of Sarajevo for Best Documentary (2022)
- Big Sky Documentary Festival Best Feature (2023)
- Best Balkan Documentary (Dokufest 2011)
As Program Director of Stanford's M.F.A. in Documentary Film, Keca mentors emerging filmmakers while maintaining active creative practice. His Sundance Institute grant supports ongoing documentary projects exploring post-war identity. Current work focuses on cinematic representations of societal collapse through observational techniques that avoid 'suffering pornography,' emphasizing materiality of late capitalist environments and temporal fluidity in post-socialist contexts.
Keca maintains studio practice through his external profile (skeca.com), with works exhibited at Venice Biennale of Architecture and Whitechapel Gallery. His teaching integrates filmmaking with critical theory, emphasizing ethical representation of marginalized subjects through immersive research methodologies.
