General information

Call No.:

386-3-8:17/1

Part of series

HU OSA 386-3-8 Records of the Physicians for Human Rights' Bosnia Projects: Administrative Records: Video Collection

Located at

VHS PAL #17 / No. 1

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00001810

Date of production

1999

Date

1999

Level

Item

Primary Type

Moving image

Language

Bosnian, English

Duration

1 hour 47 min.

Notes

Poor quality. Portions of the video have no sound. The whole video is in Bosnian besides the interview with Dr. Harrington.

Content

Form/Genre

Documentary film

Contents Summary

Displays footage of a mass grave excavation. Includes interviews in Bosnian with various people related to the identification project. Contains an interview in English with Dr. Rick Harrington who explains the role of the forensic assistance program. Herrington explains that PHR's goal is to help the identification commissions in the surrounding regions by providing them with forensic anthropologists and other services. Outlines some problems with identifying victims. Often times a person's bones will mix with other individuals posing huge challenges to the identification team. Displays footage of cities in Bosnia and includes clips of a synagogue. Includes a detailed demonstration of data entry. Educational program.