The Sarajevo Point of View

Call Number
350-1-1:122/1

General information

Call No.:
350-1-1:122/1
Part of series
HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
Located at
BetaSP NTSC #122 / No. 1
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00000122
Date of production
1992
Date
1992
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
English
Notes
Rape • Torture • Prison Camps • Destruction Civilian Property • Destruction Cultural Heritage • Ethnic Cleansing • Military/Para-Military • Refugee/Ex-Pow ID

Content

Form/Genre
Documentary film
Contents Summary
This video, produced by a videographer who lived in Sarajevo, documents the perpective of people in Sarajevo and their outlook while under siege. The documentary features footage recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April and September 1992. It begins by giving a brief historical background of Bosnia, stressing the tradition of tolerance and peaceful coexistence over the centuries in Bosnia. The footage also includes scenes of pre-war Sarajevo in addition to those during the siege. Footage is also shown of Sarajevo monuments and mosques, the destruction in Mostar, (pictures of TVBiH, Konjic studio), and of the Sarajevo suburb Dobrinja.