THE SKY ABOVE ZENICA
In the Bosnian city of Zenica, cancer and childhood diabetes have become common. The citizens look suspiciously towards a giant steel and coking plant that occupies a quarter of the town and is the largest employer in the area. Through the organization Eko Forum, they push for change and measurements to determine whether their suspicion is warranted. However, like a Greek tragedy, the conflict of interests is more extensive than everyone involved. The citizens need food on their tables, and politicians must deliver jobs and foreign investments to get re-elected. At the same time, the EU’s bank, EBRD, provides loans for a new power plant that runs on coking plant emissions, in parallel with new bicycle lanes to brand Zenica a Green City.
Nanna Frank Møller was born in 1972 in Denmark. She graduated in editing at the National Film School of Denmark in 1999. She was also trained at the London International Film School. Nanna Frank Møller’s directorial debut, Someone Like You (2007), about a traveling circus troupe, won the Grand Prix at the Odense Film Festival and first prize at the DOK Leipzig Young Documentary Talent Competition.
Zlatko Pranjić is a writer, producer, and director. His stories were published in UK anthologies, and in 2007, he won the prestigious Penguin’s Decibel prize in the short story category. He has produced and directed several pieces in theatre and films, his latest feature being Guidance Through The Black Holle. His latest project, The Sky Above Zenica, was selected at CPH:Forum.
Sarajevo Film Festival – Special Environmental Awareness Awar
THE SKY ABOVE ZENICA (doc.)
Directors: Nanna Frank Møller and Zlatko Pranjić
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year: 2024.
Runtime: 90’
Language: Bosnian
Production: Magic Hour Films
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PROGRAMME LINE: GREEN ZONE