Dunya Djordjevic
- Producer
- Actress
- Director
This Slavic brunette was born in Belgrade, Serbia. Dunya emigrated with
her parents from former Yugoslavia when she was 11 years old. After a
year in Vienna, Austria, she joined her parents in Northern California
at age 12. Her father, Bratislav Djordjevic, was a TV and documentary
director. Her mother Ksenija Djordjevic, a retired English Literature
professor, is a published author of "Seeds of Neoplanta" (2003).
Dunya attended the American International Schools in Belgrade and Vienna. She studied premed at the University of California, Santa Cruz, alongside Film and Theatre. She was in the first small group of actors who pioneered the UCSC graduate program in Film and Theatre Arts. Memorable work was ensemble play: Anthony Minghella's "Whale Music" about five women re-uniting one summer, as well as, Emily Mann's "Still Life," done under Audrey Stanley's direction, about a Vietnam Vet returning home.
While still at school, she landed her first feature film role of Alexandra in Voyage of the Heart (1989) based on a true story of a local fisherman, written and directed by award winning documentary filmmakers Geoffrey Dunn and Mark Schwartz. After graduation, she continued her studies in San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre (ACT). In San Francisco, she produced and starred in the original play "The Bones of Simon Bottle" to rave reviews.
With a special interest in documentaries, Dunya co-produced the "Wyoming's Mystery Dinosaur" (2004), a short documentary film about the discovery of a new species of dinosaur in Wyoming.
Dunya produced, co-wrote and starred in the independent feature film Desert Vows (2009). As co-founder of the film's production company Wonderland Ave. Films, Inc., Dunya was integrally involved in the film's genesis. Based on their work with the director during rehearsals, the actors improvised certain scenes during the film's shoot.
Dunya attended the American International Schools in Belgrade and Vienna. She studied premed at the University of California, Santa Cruz, alongside Film and Theatre. She was in the first small group of actors who pioneered the UCSC graduate program in Film and Theatre Arts. Memorable work was ensemble play: Anthony Minghella's "Whale Music" about five women re-uniting one summer, as well as, Emily Mann's "Still Life," done under Audrey Stanley's direction, about a Vietnam Vet returning home.
While still at school, she landed her first feature film role of Alexandra in Voyage of the Heart (1989) based on a true story of a local fisherman, written and directed by award winning documentary filmmakers Geoffrey Dunn and Mark Schwartz. After graduation, she continued her studies in San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre (ACT). In San Francisco, she produced and starred in the original play "The Bones of Simon Bottle" to rave reviews.
With a special interest in documentaries, Dunya co-produced the "Wyoming's Mystery Dinosaur" (2004), a short documentary film about the discovery of a new species of dinosaur in Wyoming.
Dunya produced, co-wrote and starred in the independent feature film Desert Vows (2009). As co-founder of the film's production company Wonderland Ave. Films, Inc., Dunya was integrally involved in the film's genesis. Based on their work with the director during rehearsals, the actors improvised certain scenes during the film's shoot.
