In 1986 she started studying at Faculty of Economics University of Ljubljana which lasted until she was accepted to study film direction in Prague During her student years she finished multiple short films and documentaries After her graduation she returned to Slovenia where she founded her own theater group called Burgerteater in 1997 Together the members created two plays Piki and Romi 1997 Mrs Margareta 1999 and over a hundred improvised performances In 1997 she directed her first feature film V leru Its premiere took place in 1999 as a part of the competition in Karlovi Vari Czech Republic The film had received 20 different awards and was later screened at over 60 other festivals In 2002 she recorded her second film Ruševine Ruins 2002 which received 13 awards in Slovenia The first international screening happened in Rotterdam in 2005 She formed her own production house called STARAGARA together with Jani Cvitkovič and they soon produced a film called Odgrobadogroba Fromgravetograve In 2009 the directed her third feature film Circus Fantasticus which was a collaboration among Slovenia Ireland Finland and Sweden and was financed by European film council EURIMAGES The film was finished in 2010