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A woman manages a cinema in Sarajevo, now a trendy bar. The camera follows her at night, when music is playing and customers throng the premises, but also in her solitude, when she talks about her past and present lives. The picture that emerges is of a longing for reconciliation, despite the memory of her two children killed by Serb sharp-shooters.
A group of children head to the mountains for camping at the same time as a group of criminals escape local prison, leading their camping to an abrupt end.
An investigation on the memory of an event that occurred on April 3, 1994 ithe midst of the Bosnian War.
We follow Stevo Grabovac, a retail clerk, through ten days before the announcement of the winner of the prestigious literary award for which he was nominated for the second time in his life.
The film is the sequel to 'We are all Neighbours', the 1993 Granada Disappearing World film, about the breakdown of relations between Muslims and Croats as war overtakes their ethnically mixed village in central Bosnia. 'Returning Home' follows the same Muslim families seven years later as they rebuild their lives in their devastated village. It illustrates the decisive role of the international community in facilitating returns, the steely determination of displaced villagers to return, and their surprisingly sympathetic attitude toward Croat refugees living in their homes.
A trio of funky androids and a mischievous songbird collide when they accidentally schedule their rehearsals for the same time. The language of music could be the key to bridging the communication gap.
Every scene was filmed from a window. No actors. Real facial expressions. Real emotions.
Short documentary.
The story centres on the people who live in a tiny village that is connected by a system of wheels and cogs. A young man, whose wheel has broken, watches this perfectly synchronised mechanism.
In the spring of 1992, war separates friends and members of a rock'n'roll band from Srebrenica. Drummer Faruk leaves Srebrenica, while guitarist Samir remains in the city. In letters, they dream of a reunion until July 1995.
After 7 years since “Tokyo-Morava”, Moku and Bekim were filming at Brčko. Based on “Tvoj sin Huckleberry Finn”.
Short film by Igor Bošnjak
In 1998, the corpses of murdered Serbs were exhumed from a mass grave near the Orthodox church, transported and buried at the city cemetery in Trebinje. The documentary tells about the tragic fate of the Živak family.
Mirjana returns home to attend her mother’s funeral. Now, surrounded by stone in a place where time seems to have come to a halt, she has to face her father and his expectations as well as her own emotions and feelings of guilt.
Bosnia and Herzegovina / Ema (8), wanting to stay out a bit longer with her friends at the park, decides to ask her mother Anja (29) for permission. On her way home, she encounters an older man who tries to touch her inappropriately in the elevator. Ema manages to escape and reaches her mother, who tries to explain what happened in the best and least painful way possible. Despite the good relationship between mother and daughter and their productive conversation, some things simply remain in their memory.
A young German actor, Niklas, is preparing the biggest role of his lifetime to be filmed in Sarajevo, where a screenwriter, Selma, is living in the shadow of the Bosnian War. After Niklas arrives only to learn that his big break has been cancelled, he decides to stay in Sarajevo for New Year’s Eve, where he crosses paths with Selma. Their worlds collide, and the two experience a night together that will change their lives forever.
The 2014 unrest in Bosnia and Herzegovina was a series of demonstrations and riots that began in the northern town of Tuzla on 4 February 2014 but quickly spread to multiple cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including Sarajevo, Zenica, Mostar, Jajce, and Brcko, among others, for social reasons and with the aim of overthrowing the government. The riots were the most violent scenes the country had seen since the end of the Bosnian War in 1995. The rioting largely took place in the entity of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the same level of unrest or activism did not occur in Republika Srpska.
Tomic was born in Yugoslavia right after Tito’s death, but fled during the war to Denmark, and while he was digging up the roots of his childhood, he could watch the images of his Bosnian coun-trymen in concentration camps on TV. In ‘My Lost Generation’, Tomic tells his own as well as his generation’s story by examining what a war can do to a human being. It’s a frightening project, but it’s only through filming that he can overcome his traumas. Fear, violence, scars and distrust are unavoidable premises for the identity-less director, who with his training background from the Danish Royal Academy of Fine Arts manages to communicate his experiences in a visual, raw and poetic way.
In a bizarre tango lesson, everyone is dancing. They follow the instructor, who leads them towards a more passionate approach to the tango. One of the students does something that may upset the balance of this awkward reality.
The film is based on a true event that happened a long time ago in a village near Visoko (Bosnia) that no longer exists... The story seeks to bring the spirit of tradition and customs that reigned and remind of now-forgotten values.
The third part of the “Mujo Is Looking at Pretty Nizama” franchise.
The action takes place in the Bosnian countryside during 1970s. It is a web of time distance, customs, a modest but happy life, neighborly attitude and care, as well as dramatic plot that culminates in the second half of the film.
46-year-old Džemo lives in a village with his mother, father and brother. He cares for ten cows every day thereby earning a living for his family. Džemo’s day starts and ends with a pushcart, his constant companion on daily more than 20-kilometer-runs. His boyhood dream was to take part in large running events which is why he always applies for city and mountain races. Despite hard labour demanded by a life in the rural area, and the fact that he competes against professional athletes, Džemo wins gold medals regularly.
The story dates back to the old times, showing the culture and customs of the Bosnian people from the 19th century. Each and every family deals with such problems as land division among the offspring.
A 30-year-old woman who works as an exclusive prostitute likes to get lost in her daydreams. However, just one wrong step and she finds herself amidst a nightmare instead. Can she escape?
A story about a retired soldier and a former homeless man, now living in his hard-won new home – the Centre for the Homeless.
Woman-Doe is a living sculpture trapped in urban spaces of boredom and melancholia, and in the utopian museums where she works. She entertains herself by acting as a human only in poses (cleaning, drinking coffee, smoking, sleeping). Her issues begin when signs of a raging animal begin to appear on her head in the form of two horns.
Being away for many years, Amir returns to Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to take custody of his parent's remains. They were murdered during the war but their bodies haven't been recovered so far. Amir also decides to visit the place of his birth. There, besides a ruined house, he also finds a forgotten friend and those who know about him more than he knows about himself.
The year is 2156. The civilization you know more does not exist. All this was preceded by wars. Natural disasters of great magnitude. Now the rule ... that there is no rule, the law does not exist. There is only hunger, death and hunting ...
The members of Serbian army kill innocent Bosnian Muslim victims after Srebrenica massacre in the nearby village of Kravice.
Deep scars run through the Balkans, and a new generation now lives with these scars. Six young people from six different countries travel across the Balkans together, discovering how nationalism, ethnic tensions and prejudice have shaped people’s lives and affected their own futures.
A reflection of author's inner thoughts, fears and fragility, and the constant wish to have absolute control.
One ordinary girl has a completely ordinary life. She goes to school, parties, has tons of friends, but on her birthday, things take a wrong turn. Suddenly, her friends start ignoring her, her grades become worse, and she starts fighting with her parents. It takes her a long time to figure out what's happening.
Follows the story of Bradley Collins, Canadian Baptist minister and a hockey coach as he struggle to promote a game of hockey in a post war country of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
A documentary filmed by Sahin Šišić in 1992-93, during the siege of Sarajevo.
This tells the story of six young men trying to make it through the challenges of growing up and getting a ticket to see a very special football match.
A short documentary about the biggest gig to date of a local band Video Holographic Sex (VHS) from Sarajevo, as they take on the big stage in Dom Mladih.
Documentary film "O(P)STANAK", a story about music, resistance and the power of togetherness during the 1201 days of the siege of Bihać. The film follows the group Okus Meda and Bihać musicians who, in the hardest days of the war - amidst shells and ruins - created music that brought hope, laughter and humanity. Through archival footage, honest interviews and testimonies, the film reveals how music became the mainstay of a city that did not have much, but had a soul. This film is more than a document of a time. This is Duratović's personal dedication to his father and the band Okus Meda, the people who shaped his life with their example, deeds and songs.
Passing the streets of Sarajevo, Alen remembers his youth as a troubled football fan.There it was, all in one place, past, reality and the future.Years have passed, love and passion obtained, but today in some other,sublimed form.
Diary inquiries collected over four years documenting the process a person goes through while exploring and getting familiar with their core existence, resulting in finding inner peace. An auto portrait serving as a mirror for anymore to reflect on it, serving as an endless field for anyone to run in it.
A short love story about a young couple, who live their own version of a love relationship, where they refuse to use redundant words in communication to leave them for each other.
Bosnia and Herzegovina / Ema (8), wanting to stay out a bit longer with her friends at the park, decides to ask her mother Anja (29) for permission. On her way home, she encounters an older man who tries to touch her inappropriately in the elevator. Ema manages to escape and reaches her mother, who tries to explain what happened in the best and least painful way possible. Despite the good relationship between mother and daughter and their productive conversation, some things simply remain in their memory.
A retired anatomy professor lives in his cabinet on Medicine Faculty in Belgrade. He travels every week to other country to teach anatomy at Private University in small town. In 10 square meters room he continues on doing research in neuroscience, while he spends his free time with his daughters.
20 years after the concert that marked the first performance of a Serbian artist in post-war Bosnia, Đorđe Balašević returned to Sarajevo. With new songs and unforgettable memories. An emotional two-night performance opened the question – how much has changed in the previous two decades?
The Dayton Peace Accords, negotiated at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio in 1995, ended the violent war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Agreement simoutaunosly trapped the country in an unchangable quasi democratic state in which its citizens are recognized solely through three different ethnic categories, rendering everyone else as the Others – citizens without the right of political participation or recognition.
Little Star Rising is an empowering journey a woman takes, all the while wearing her hijab, towards the finish line of the Ironman triathlon and the liberation of her true identity.
In a bizarre tango lesson, everyone is dancing. They follow the instructor, who leads them towards a more passionate approach to the tango. One of the students does something that may upset the balance of this awkward reality.
In Sarajevo, drinking coffee means much more than just waking up… How hard can sometimes be to relax and just enjoy the prospect around you? This is a story of the spirit of Sarajevo and its simplicity of life. All you need is a cup of coffee and good company…
This feature documentary covers 24 years of conflict in Bosnia, focused on the capital city of Sarajevo during the siege and its aftermath. The story is told through the experiences of five people who survived.
The story dates back to the old times, showing the culture and customs of the Bosnian people from the 19th century. Each and every family deals with such problems as land division among the offspring.
Woman-Doe is a living sculpture trapped in urban spaces of boredom and melancholia, and in the utopian museums where she works. She entertains herself by acting as a human only in poses (cleaning, drinking coffee, smoking, sleeping). Her issues begin when signs of a raging animal begin to appear on her head in the form of two horns.
This documentary tells about the incident which happened on Januar 21, 1993 in the town of Trebinje (Republika Srpska), when a local Serb, Srđan Aleksić, aged 27, stood in defense of Bosniak Muslim Alen Glavović, who was attacked by four soldiers of entity's armed forces. Infuriated rowdies then attacked Aleksić himself, who 6 days later succumbed to fatal wounds. It is a story about one man's heroism during the times of his nation's moral low point.