“New Beginning”
Tampere - Finland
Growing up in Srebrenica, Mehdin Ibisevic spent most of his time playing football with his older brother. Only 16 years old he was forced to pick up a gun to defend himself and was separated from his family and from his home. After a long and dangerous run, he was caught by the enemy and spent almost half a year in a prison camp. He escapes the war that claimed his brother and father and comes to Finland where he starts a new life. He continues playing football like he and his brother used to. But can football keep the haunting memories away? |
“Var Svensk”
Malmö - Sweden
Two young Bosnians living in Sweden are both striving for confirmation from their former home country in extreme and different ways. Hip hop artist Zdenko searches for his audience in Bosnia and folk dancer Mirza joins the Swedish military hoping to make a change in former Yugoslavia. |
"Pozitivno Sjecanje"
Sarajevo - Bosnia & Herzegovina
Mensur AKA Score is creating an art-piece on a wall. Three pictures are gradually coming to life. The images deal with his experiences from exile. In the meantime we see graffiti in a war-damaged Sarajevo, slowly recovering. This is a film about how art is used as a powerful tool to overcome hardships and express the inner. |
