Women Make Movies Women Make Movies View Cart
Women Make Movies
Find
Related Subjects
Human Rights
Experimental Film
Theatre/Dance
Eastern Europe
War

Pricing
click level for more info
Film Rental $75.00
Add
DVD Sale $225.00
DVD Rental $60.00
Add
DVD Sale $89.00
Request a quote now



Black Kites
A film by Jo Andres
1996, 26 minutes, Color, 16mm/35mm/DVD
Order No. W99494
Based on 1992 journals of Bosnian visual artist Alma Hajric who was forced into a basement shelter to survive the siege of Sarajevo, BLACK KITES is the outcome of a chance encounter between Hajric and filmmaker-choreographer Andres. Focusing on Hajric's inner landscape, it skillfully merges reality-based content with interpretive visual material to reveal the simple, sometimes beautiful, yet brutal truth of her existence. Non-linear, dreamlike and spectral, BLACK KITES is a testament to artistry, imagination and the resiliency of the human psyche. Features sensitive performances by Steve Buscemi, Mimi Goese and Mira Furlan, a prominent actress from the former Yugoslavia, as the narrator.



AWARDS, FESTIVALS, & SCREENINGS

  • Sundance Film Festival
  • Toronto International Film Festival
  • Chicago Int'l Film Festival, Gold Plaque
  • Human Rights Watch Int'l Film Festival

back to top


QUOTES

    "***1/2 Highly recommended... a poetic testament to the strength of the spirit... "
    Video Librarian

    "Explores a deeply personal story of how it feels to exist under siege...A moving statement about modern war, creativity and survival."
    Leigh Newman
    Time Out New York

back to top


Navaigate New Releases Previous Title Next Title Year Subject Title Maker



  Sign up to get our monthly newsletter delivered by email.



You'll get the latest info on WMM films, filmmakers, new releases and worldwide events.
Read the current issue and subscribe!

Native Visions: Through the Eyes of Indigenous Women

This powerful collection of native voices features two films from the acclaimed Mohawk director Tracey Deer including CLUB NATIVE and the coming-of-age documentary MOHAWK GIRLS. Also included is the critical and heartbreaking tale of aboriginal femicide FINDING DAWN, as well as the spirited and vibrant Southwestern artists’ film, THE DESERT IS NO LADY, and the highly provocative identity piece NAVAJO TALKING PICTURE. More details.



© Women Make Movies, 2005
Women Make Movies is a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization which facilitiates the production, promotion, distribution, and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women. contact us