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Black Kites
A film by Jo Andres
1996, 26 minutes, Color, VHS/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
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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
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