Black Kites


26m 1995

Brief Synopsis

Based on the 1992 journals and drawings of Sarajevan visual artist, Alma Hajric, who, along with her friends from an arts collective, was forced into a basement shelter to survive the siege of her hometown. "Black Kites" focuses on the woman's interior landscape--her hopes, fears, and dreams--interw

Film Details

Release Date
1995
Production Company
Open Your Eyes

Technical Specs

Duration
26m

Synopsis

Based on the 1992 journals and drawings of Sarajevan visual artist, Alma Hajric, who, along with her friends from an arts collective, was forced into a basement shelter to survive the siege of her hometown. "Black Kites" focuses on the woman's interior landscape--her hopes, fears, and dreams--interwoven with daily acts of being. Non-linear, dreamlike and spectral, "Black Kites" reveals the simple, sometimes beautiful, yet brutal truth of her existence.

Film Details

Release Date
1995
Production Company
Open Your Eyes

Technical Specs

Duration
26m

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