In the 1990s, they, along with the rest of the world, are stunned to watch bloody wars and ethnic violence unfold in the former Yugoslavia. The homeland they left no longer exists as they once knew it. In gripping and at the same time sensitive images, the film sensitively approaches the artists and their work. Personal memories and reflections replace the flood of media reports. The Zurich filmmaker Andrea Staka, of Croatian-Bosnian origin, portrays stories between everyday life, stage, painting and music from a personal and subjective point of view. "Five women create art from the ruins of the Yugoslavian war and process their collective war trauma and the loss of their homeland in their own way, through music, theater and painting. I was very moved by the film, because I also fled the war with my parents in 1992 and understand very well how healing the creative process can be." (Sooner curator Tamara Denić)
Documentary, Independent
58min
16+
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An actress, a painter and 3 classically trained musicians came to New York from Belgrade before the Balkan War to pursue their art and their dream.
In the 1990s, they, along with the rest of the world, are stunned to watch bloody wars and ethnic violence unfold in the former Yugoslavia. The homeland they left no longer exists as they once knew it.
In gripping and at the same time sensitive images, the film sensitively approaches the artists and their work. Personal memories and reflections replace the flood of media reports.
The Zurich filmmaker Andrea Staka, of Croatian-Bosnian origin, portrays stories between everyday life, stage, painting and music from a personal and subjective point of view.
"Five women create art from the ruins of the Yugoslavian war and process their collective war trauma and the loss of their homeland in their own way, through music, theater and painting. I was very moved by the film, because I also fled the war with my parents in 1992 and understand very well how healing the creative process can be." (Sooner curator Tamara Denić)