As a child, at the age of twelve, Ivan would spend the summer afternoons watching an American production company filming "The Dark Side of the Sun" in his home town of Kotor. His interest and passion for the filming process was recognized by the assistant director who even gave him a walkie talkie on some occasions to help with crowd control. Ivan among the other local kids became friends and often went swimming with the cast and dolphin "Joca", a wild dolphin that came into the bay of Kotor one day and stayed for years becoming a part of the community. One young skinny and friendly American actor was always there and enjoyed playing with "Joca" and swimming with the local kids, he went on to become a film star and opened Ivan's mind to the possibility and reaching for the dream of making movies. The skinny actor with a big smile is Brad Pitt.
