Black Kites (1996)

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.

Released July 18, 1996 26 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.color-in-title, imdb.independent-film, aspectratio.1-37-1

Production Companies: Open City Films

Country: United States
Production Country: United States
Languages: English