Press Kit - See-ID
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Press Kit - See-ID
Press Kit SEE.ID – In Dialogue with South-Eastern Europe Märzstr. 52/18, 1150 Vienna, Austria E-mail: [email protected] Telephone Austria: +43 699 10504965 Telephone Germany: +49 179 5015891 Webseite SEE.ID: http://www.see-id.org Blog about the film: http://seeindialogue.wordpress.com No Country of our Time? Documentary film, 94 min. Austria/Germany 2010 Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, German, English German and English subtitles Mini-DV/HDV A documentary directed by the film collective SEE.ID: Aleksandra Vedernjak, Josefina Bajer, Daniela Mehler Idea: Josefina Bajer Cinematograher: Aleksandra Vedernjak Edition: Branka Pavlović Music: Nicolae Ene Cast: Aida Dežić | Angelo | Boštjan Troha | Darko Janjić | Emir Đukanović | Fahrudin Kučuk | Grupa Kombinat | Hasan „Haško“ Jusević | Ines Wurth | Irfan Beširević | Izbrisani | Jadranka | Jasna Babič | Katarina Popović | Lana Zdravković | Lidia Saftić | Liljana Erić | Margareta | Marko Kovačić | Teresia | Mirjana | Mirjana Dominović | Mišan Radenović | Nejc | Nenad Puhovski | Niko Golubović | Rada Borić | Predrag Marković | Sandra Raznatović (Grubić) | Svetlana Boym | Svetlana Broz | Tvrtko Jakovina | Zvonka Simčič | Ksenija Jus u.v.m. The project was realised under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Gesine Schwan (President of Viadrina European University, Frankfurt/Oder, Germany) Synopsis In „No Country of our Time?“ people in Berlin, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Sarajevo and Belgrade are speaking about a land that doesn‘t exist anymore: Yugoslavia. „How to deal with the remembrance and the memory of something, that doesn‘t exist anymore?“ This is the question which leads a young woman with former Yugoslavian, today Serbian citizenship during her journey with her suitcase in seeking traces of a sentiment. On her way she meets different people, such as Svetlana Broz (NGO-activist, Tito‘s granddaughter), Nenad Puhovski (Faktum Film Zagreb), ordinary citizens or scientists. At every place she stays, she asks people to pack something in her suitcase, which is a symbol for their different voices: the desire for travelling without borders, common experiences such as the YU rock scene or common values as solidarity and fraternity/sisterhood („bratstvo i jedinstvo“). Some of them are quite satisfied with their life after the transformation, refusing nostalgic feelings. Others express a critical opinion towards nationalistic tendencies or are missing their childhood. An acordeon player accompanies with his Balkan music the journey to post-Yugoslavian worlds of memories which is more than that: it‘s about hunger for utopia. A documentary film about post-Yugoslavian memories realised by the association SEE.ID. http://www.see-id.org | http://seeindialogue.wordpress.com | [email protected] p.2 Intention and Production Process „No Country of or Time?“ wants to make a peaceful future and more understanding for each other more possible by initiating an intercultural exchange about the Western Balkan that is a portray of people and places nowadays. The former Yugoslavian countries are of special interest for Europe and the EU, but only little noticed besides the past wars and the conflicts. There is much more to discover, many stories to be told, bizarre and interesting places and characters to be found. YU-Nostalgia takes place in everyday life, in between of remembrance and vivid occurrences. The portrayed people are creating their imagined home between unfulfilled desires and the revival of the „good old times“ of the socialist Yugoslavia under Comrade Tito. On the one hand, the longing for a multi-ethnic living together in the spirit of „Brotherhood and Unity“ (Bratstvo i Jedinstvo) can be found in almost all parts of former Yugoslavia among people of all ages - in Ljubljana, Zagreb, Belgrade, Sarajevo. On the other hand, it is a nostalgia that lives in the young people aged 15-35 in the diaspora in Berlin and in Vienna – who might never lived in socialist Yugoslavia. YU-Nostalgia is an expression of identity, culture and norms and it‘s sending a clear message stressing the wish for a peaceful society that is more than capitalism and ethnic defined societies. © SEE.ID The film was realised between 2007 and 2010 by the transnational cultural association „SEE.ID – In Dialogue with South-Eastern Europe“. It was mainly shot in the capitals of former Yugoslavia (Ljubljana, Zagreb, Sarajevo, Belgrade), but also includes the perspective of the diaspora and focal points of YU-nostalgia such as Kumrovec. The interviewed protagonists in „No Country of our Time?“ explain their relation to Yugonostalgia in different ways: from their personal point of view, according to scientific theories or also in a critical way. © SEE.ID http://www.see-id.org | http://seeindialogue.wordpress.com | [email protected] p.3 The Film Collective Mag.a Aleksandra Vedernjak Film director and publicist. Media & Communication studies with focus on Gender studies, Cultural studies and Philosophy, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt (Austria): Master thesis about Women’s Work at the University of Klagenfurt. Working on her doctoral thesis at the University of Vienna (Austria) on „Gender, Violence and Agency in the Era of Globalization (GiK)“. Josefina Bajer, B.A. Master student of European studies/cultural studies (sociology, philosophy, European history in the global context, project management) at Europa Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder (Germany): Published bachelor thesis on YU-Nostalgia as phenomenon of the Transformation in contemporary Slovenia. The film is based on her idea and she is the one who takes the journey to meet all the people along the documentary. Daniela Mehler, M.A. Political science with focus on East-European history and Peace & Conflict studies, PhilippsUniversität Marburg (Germany): Master thesis on the Role and Dynamics of Civil society in the Transformation of Serbia. Working on her doctoral thesis in the context of the DFG Research Training Program at the Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena (Germany) on „Cultural orientation and social organizing structures in South eastern Europe“. Branka Pavlović, M.A. BA Film and TV Editing at the University of Arts Belgrade, 2009 MA Art in Context at Universität der Künste Berlin. Film and TV Editing, art projects with intercultural groups in public space. The Production Association SEE.ID The association is composed of three women young women that are working together internationally since their studies abroad in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 2005/2007. To combine existing competencies and perspectives and developing new ones and common projects the three women team decided to found the association “SEE.ID – In Dialogue with South-Eastern Europe” in January 2009. They work voluntarily and enhance their academic education in PhD and Master Studies. As an interface between academia and cultural work at international level, the association wants to stimulate inter-cultural dialogue initiating projects around the subject South-Eastern Europe. Topics from culture, society, politics and history are put up for discussion to support the process of facing the past, to transform conflicts and to make a deep mutual understanding possible – within Europe and especially within South-Eastern Europe. As a place for encounters we want to give all those a forum, that are interested in the region by work or by personal intention. The aspired projects will be realised in the form of documentary film projects, publications, seminars at university and cultural centres, workshops with migrants, networks, internet platforms and conference contributions. http://www.see-id.org | http://seeindialogue.wordpress.com | [email protected] p. 4 Film screenings „No Country of our Time?“ is very suitable to get a deeper insight in the topic of postYugoslavian cultures of remembrance within the setting of events. The documentary poses questions and starts discussions and that‘s why we offer individually fitted screenings. We kindly welcome your requests. Selection of past screenings: February 2012, Berlin (Germany): Screening during the Finnisage of „YOU & ME, MY BELGRAD“, a photo exhibition of Boris Kralj at the Galerie Kollaborativ. April 2011: Screenings at the Stony Brook Institute for Global & Local History, Stony Brook University, New York and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (USA) April 2011, University of Utrecht (Netherlands): Screening within the seminar „The Future of Yugonostalgia“ on the occasion of a series of lectures called „Transnational Memories“ about the complex phenomena of Yugonostalgia and its ambivalences within a post-Yugoslavian context. February 2011, Berlin (Germany): Screening at a workshop concerning the topic „Yugoslavia in the 1960ies“, organized by the Humboldt-University Berlin and the Freie Universität Berlin. July 2010, Cinema Schillerhof in Jena (Germany): German premiere on the occasion of a symposium with the title „Yugoslavia, place of longing? Yugonostalgia as a phenomena of post socialistic culture of remembrance“ June 2010, Karl-Franzens-University Graz (Austria): World premiere in the context of the international conference „Area Studies in a Globalized World“. © SEE.ID The film was realised with the financial support of: Karl-Franzens-University Graz Vice Rectorate for International Relations Sponsors Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation http://www.see-id.org | http://seeindialogue.wordpress.com | [email protected] p. 5