Scripted from interviews with Serbian émigré Suzana Jeremic, DREAMS OF JAGODINA merges experimental, dreamlike visuals and documentary storytelling to intimately explore the mother-daughter relationship within the context of domestic violence. Using the motif of Suzana’s vivid, recurring nightmares, her haunting family history unfolds. Even as a young girl, Suzana recognizes her own inner goodness and an “outside world” which differs dramatically from her own. She makes passionate attempts to end her family’s suffering—pleading with her mother to run far away with her, and plotting to kill her stepfather. Finally, on the verge of womanhood, she must make the most difficult decision of her life: to assume the role of victim in keeping with her family legacy, or to strike out on her own to create a life that is different. Startlingly beautiful imagery and Jeremic’s haunting narration lyrically combine to create a powerful and mesmerizing story. Blurring the lines between fiction and documentary, the film offers a fresh, daring and rare cross-cultural perspective on the issue of family violence.