Black Kites
1996•26m•4.5•Released
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 skillfully merges the reality-based content of her journal 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.
Director
Jo Andres
Writer
Jo Andres
Languages
English
Studio
Open City Films
Cast
Steve Buscemi
Mira Furlan
Narrator
Mimi Goese
Lucian Buscemi
Maryette Charlton
Production
Company
Open City Films
Producer
Joana Vicente
Producer
Jason Kliot
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