Physicians for Human Rights: Sirovi Material

Call Number
386-3-8:15/1

General information

Call No.:
386-3-8:15/1
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 #15 / No. 1
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00001808
Date of production
1999
Date
1999
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
Bosnian, English
Duration
1 hour 3 min.

Content

Form/Genre
Documentary film
Contents Summary
Contains interviews with the Physicians for Human Rights staff in Bosnia. Most of the interviews take place in Bosnian while three take place in English. The first English-speaking interviewee gives an overview of PHR's work and comments on the reactions of the PHR staff and case managers to their jobs. She also describes her personal experiences as a staff-member, explaining that she has grown tremendously and made valuable friendships while working for PHR. The second English-speaking interviewee is the psycho-social coordinator of the identification projcet. She explains that PHR hired her to ensure that they are sensitive to the emotional issues Bosnian families face. She discusses briefly the psychological obstacles case managers experience as well. The third and final English-speaking interviewee talks about the time span of the project and ensures PHR's commitment to training professionals to carry on the identification process. She also mentions that the Bob Dole commission has granted Bosnia money to build a new facility to house and examine the unidentified bodies. Educational program.