Inventory — Ivan Marković [Cinéma du Réel '25 Review]

Inventory — Ivan Marković [Cinéma du Réel '25 Review]

One often encounters the (admittedly lazy) critical idea that a particular film “would’ve been better as a short,” suggesting that whatever ideas or formal attributes are present simply cannot support a feature-length runtime. Less common is the opposite reaction, a short film that is so rich, so engrossing, that one wishes it were substantially longer. Such is the case with Ivan Marković’s Inventory, a remarkable 20-minute documentary that teas…