The extraordinary story of Sanja and Zoran, a couple who in 1993 fled and survived the siege of Sarajevo, the longest war in 20th century history, to find refuge in Italy, in Turin. In their life experience, past and present come together to give voice to friendship and hope, reflecting on war, prejudice, tolerance and acceptance.
This film follows 3 friends who were in Sarajevo during the war as they go to the US for the 20th anniversary of the Dayton Agreement, where they ask questions and consider the impact of the agreement 25 years later, having fun on the way.
An exploration of the perils of nationalism and art’s role as a weapon of resistance and activism throughout the 1990s Siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. Explore how art and music sustained hope, thanks in part to humanitarians and the band U2.
Based on a true story, the film presents events similar to those in the Lukić indictment.
In September 2004, Himzo Muratovic returned from the dead. Himzo turned up in a taxi in his Bosnian Muslim village, 12 years after he disappeared at the height of the Serb terror. His mother fell unconscious when neighbors told her that her missing son had returned. For several days the village celebrated the return of the long-dead Himzo Muratovic.
Hamdija Šahinpašić (1914-2003) was one of those rare individuals able to memorize songs in their authentic traditional form. Šahinpašić belonged to a family known for its songs. In the early 1950's, Miodrag A. Vasiljević recorded Šahinpašić singing dozen of songs at the Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences in Belgrade. A 1967 publication finally included 300 of his songs, published bilingually in Bosnian and Russian. Šahinpašić himself become the focus of attention of numerous ethnomusicologists and folklorists and his repertoire was preserved on recording of good quality.
Dado Bratovic is comic-strip artist from Sarajevo. In 1996, after the war, he goes to get his ID card issued and finds out that he was reported dead just after the war started in 1992. Now he has to prove that he is alive.
Two married couples of different religions and social status decide to swap their wives so they could all emigrate to New Zealand in an easier way.
Bosnu v devadesátých letech rozdělila válka, staří zůstali a mladí odešli. Dvě média, dokumentární a animované, se pohybují na hranici dvou světů, jež oddělil čas a historické události, ale spojuje je stesk po domově a po rodině. Lidé jsou jako psi, nikdy nezapomenou cestu domů.
Autobiografický dokument, ve kterém vtahuje mladá režisérka diváka pomocí kreslených impresí, fotografických vzpomínek i jednotlivých fází pečení dortu do vlastního proudu vědomí a obrazy plnými laskavosti, něhy a hravosti se vyrovnává se smutkem, který započal během jedné dětské narozeninové oslavy před mnoha lety.
At the end of WWI, the treaty of Versailles established the conditions for peace in Europe. The aim for the victorious powers was to make Germany pay reparations, and to guarantee a future without war. Yet a decade later, the denunciation of 'Versailles' became a powerful lever for the nazis to obtain power as these reparations would mark the beginning of the humiliation of the German people, and nurture a feeling of having been bestowed a hopeless future. In the 20 years that follow the end of WWI, the issue of reparations and responsibility will effectively poison international relationship. The treaty negative impact goes well beyond WWII as the new European borders it implemented led to many conflicts during the twentieth century. This documentary shines a light on the causality between the decisions taken with the treaty of Versailles, and the ensuing events of the century.
Documentary about two sisters in Kosovo who have become deminers to escape joblessness.
Tanovic himself a refugee from Sarajevo interviews a Bosnian refugee in Brussels their new adoptive country Belgium.
Documentary featuring interviews with women who lived through the Bosnian War (1992–1995). By Jennifer Rawlings
Summer 1994, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Two civil wars in only three years has torn the city apart and destroyed it. The town is split into a Croatian majority in the west and a Muslim majority locked in the east. An invisible wall divides the two areas. The EU appoints German social democrat Hans Koschnick as municipal administrator of the town in the hope of rekindling a sense of community there.
A tale of victory of humanism over revenge motif. Amir Reko (nicknamed "Macedonian", but actually Bosnian Muslim by ethnicity), the ex-captain of Yugoslav People's Army, saved lives of 44 Serb civilians during the siege of Gorazde in 1992. He went through personal and professional temptation during the war, while plenty of other officers ended up in Hague or other international criminal courts across Europe.
A project of theatre-documentary on the Srebrenica massacre.
Documentary about the massacre of Bosniak army committed over soldiers of Republika Srpska during 1990s Bosnian wars.
At the beginning of Bosnian war in one village, two Serbian soldiers capture two of their Muslim neighbors and take them to shooting.