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While the city burns, residents continue to listen to patriotic songs about the land they cherish. Music played a significant role in maintaining the spirits of the citizens. The cameraman strives to focus on his job. Everything was disappearing in the city... only the cemeteries were expanding. In the video FACTOR OF DANGER filmed during the siege, Sead Kreševljakovič and Nedim Alikadić depicted the area where the famous Sarajevo cemetery Lav was located, as well as the former auxiliary stadium where a new cemetery emerged. Across from the cemetery was the destroyed ZETRA venue where the 1984 Winter Olympics were held. The song HEROJ ULICE (1981) (Hero of the Street) by the Croatian band Prljavo Kazalište perfectly described those days.
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HKL-V-S-0036
Nedim Alikadić found himself overnight in the occupied part of the city, separated from the free territory only by the Miljacka River. He documented the dramatic moments and shelling of the free part of the city, including the Parliament building and civilian objects, with his video camera. The shaky camera footage perfectly describes the fear of the unknown, as everything happening at the time was indeed unknown. One way to cope with the situation was through humor, born out of sheer suffering and fear. In the background, a neighbor's voice singing is heard. After fleeing the occupied part of the city, that neighbor will be the first representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Eurovision Song Contest in Ireland 1993. His name is Fazla and the title of the song is Sva Bol Svijeta (All the Pain in the World). Used in the film DO YOU REMEMBER SARAJEVO (2001) by Sead Kreševljaković, Nihad Kreševljaković and Nedim Alikadić.
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HKL-V-S-0035
From his apartment in the occupied part of the city, Nedim Alikadić filmed the shelling of the Parliament building on May 2, 1992. May 2, 1992, was the most challenging day of the siege for many, as the enemy forces, in addition to the general artillery attack, attempted to enter and occupy the Presidency building. Footage from this perspective is very rare, and Nedim preserved it by taking it with him during the dramatic crossing to the free part of the city. It was a risk that could have easily cost him his life. Used in the film DO YOU REMEMBER SARAJEVO (2001) by Sead Kreševljaković, Nihad Kreševljaković and Nedim Alikadić.
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Fear and astonishment of Sarajevo residents. In the beginning, people were horrified that the enemy was shelling civilian buildings! At that time, people thought that documenting the aggressor's attacks on civilian buildings would have greater significance and that the world would intervene and stop the war in Bosnia. Soon they would find out that it was not the case and that they had to get used to it. Used in the film DO YOU REMEMBER SARAJEVO (2001) by Sead Kreševljaković, Nihad Kreševljaković and Nedim Alikadić.
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Fear and astonishment of Sarajevo residents. In the beginning, people were horrified that the enemy was shelling civilian buildings! At that time, people thought that documenting the aggressor's attacks on civilian buildings would have greater significance and that the world would intervene and stop the war in Bosnia. Soon they would find out that it was not the case and that they had to get used to it. Used in the film DO YOU REMEMBER SARAJEVO (2001) by Sead Kreševljaković, Nihad Kreševljaković and Nedim Alikadić.
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HKL-V-S-0032
Driving through the so-called Sniper Alley, people in the car sing a song with the lyrics THE SUN RISES EVERYWHERE, EVERY COUNTRY IS BEAUTIFUL, BUT LIKE MY BOSNIA, THERE'S NO BETTER PLACE IN THE WORLD. Driving along this section, dubbed Sniper Alley due to the danger from snipers, was extremely risky. Besides snipers, numerous anti-tank obstacles were placed on the street. To avoid the threat of snipers, drivers had to have the skills of Formula One drivers. A large number of people perished on this stretch. This footage shows a group of people on their way to Vesna & Senad's wedding. Used in the film DO YOU REMEMBER SARAJEVO (2001) by Sead Kreševljaković, Nihad Kreševljaković and Nedim Alikadić.
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HKL-V-S-0031
There was a café in one of the immensely popular passages whose popularity was based on being relatively well protected. On August 25, 1993, Faruk sent a message to the world describing his life in Sarajevo. The footage is surreal insofar as it makes many of those who survived the siege understand specific images from that period when everything seemed almost normal despite the constant danger to life. It's hard for me! If someone could adopt me or help me in any other way, I would be grateful, is Faruk's ironic message, which describes the unusual state of mind of Sarajevo residents. Used in the film DO YOU REMEMBER SARAJEVO (2001) by Sead Kreševljaković, Nihad Kreševljaković and Nedim Alikadić.
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HKL-V-S-0030
Various protections for citizens from snipers who targeted them from surrounding hills were set up at city intersections. This was one of the most dangerous intersections in Sarajevo. The way the young men cross the street in this footage was recorded for the needs of the film and is an expression of a kind of bravery. The usual way to cross such places was to run across. The footage is from the movie BACK TO THE FUTURE, part of the Save the Amazon Production at the Library Hamdija Kreševljaković Video Arhiv.
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HKL-V-S-0029
Crossing the narrow Kulovića Street in Sarajevo was also dangerous because snipers from surrounding hills targeted it. People in Sarajevo had to be careful not to be hit by snipers or hit by the rare cars passing through the streets when crossing the street. Snipers, or criminals who targeted Sarajevans, remained a mystery because it was difficult to understand the motive to kill civilians, often children. They called them idiots and other derogatory names. As Kulovića Street represented a constant danger to life because of snipers, a wall was erected there during one period of the siege to protect citizens passing through. That wall inspired one of the city's residents to write one of the most famous wartime graffiti simply saying: Pink Floyd.ny inhabitants.
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Nebojša Šerić Šoba was already a well-known figure in Sarajevo's alternative music scene and a student at the Academy of Arts before the siege began. Although he spent the war on defense front lines, he used his free time by appearing as the bassist of the rock band Sikter or filming with his video camera. During one of his shootings, he gave a statement about the meaning of art and creating art during the war. Used in the film DO YOU REMEMBER SARAJEVO (2001) by Sead Kreševljaković, Nihad Kreševljaković and Nedim Alikadić.
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HKL-V-S-0027
A footage from TV Yutel depicts the dramatic moments of the first days of the siege when there was still fear that the enemy might enter the city with their troops. The town had JNA barracks, and snipers were shooting at people from buildings. In this footage, the police warn citizens about vehicles with red cross markings containing saboteurs moving around the city. These were days of general insecurity. Used in the film DO YOU REMEMBER SARAJEVO (2001) by Sead Kreševljaković, Nihad Kreševljaković and Nedim Alikadić.
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HKL-V-S-0026
Mjedenica, school for the blind being use as a shelter, entrance. Dom Mjedenica is a school for children with special needs. Many of these children remained in the school at the beginning of the war, separated from their parents who lived outside of Sarajevo. During the war, the school also served as a shelter where residents of these and neighboring streets gathered.
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HKL-V-S-0025
The gravestone monument at the Muslim cemetery is called "NIŠAN." The same word is used for the device on a weapon through which the target is aimed. In this sense, this video is a play on words where the war is fought over "NIŠAN," or over the graves of the people who live there. Although respecting graves is a deeply ingrained custom in the local tradition, in the situation of the siege, cemeteries became everyday places.
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Save the Amazon Production, Firefighter Workers Station The scene is used in the documentary "Do You Remember Sarajevo." Everyone involved in this scene is a member of the Professional Fire Brigade. Young people who joined the Firefighters during the war filmed various situations in their free time. Often, such scenes would confuse random passersby. The Professional Fire Brigade suffered heavy losses during the war, and the number of fires they encountered was terrifying. In addition to the number of fires, Sarajevo firefighters were exposed to grenades and sniper fire. A particularly significant problem for firefighters was the lack of water in the city.
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HKL-V-S-0023
Heavy metal structures were placed throughout the city to stop the advance of combat vehicles. In the Bosnian language, these obstacles are called "JEŽ," which means hedgehog. One such obstacle was located on the Miljacka River's promenade, now called Obala Maka Dizdara. The presence of "hedgehogs" in the very center of the city testifies to the proximity of enemy lines. During one of the walks along the Miljacka River, passersby were surprised by the presence of seagulls and the fact that, regardless of the siege in Sarajevo, they were present.
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HKL-V-S-0022
The late Igor Vukašinović, in a break from spreading out carpets, shot his video, which Nebojša Šeri Šoba was filming. The story he told was made up on the spot during filming. The video later became part of the film "Do You Remember Sarajevo."
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HKL-V-S-0021
Save the Amazon Production: FAKTOR OPASNOST The Narrowest Street in the World In their free time, filming around the city was a form of entertainment. This video is part of the Save the Amazon Production, a loose group gathered around the Libary Hamdija Kresevljakovi Video Archive. Here, you see a humorous story about the narrowest street in the world. They filmed materials in which they wanted to describe what life looked like for residents under siege. They often tried sending these materials through various connections to foreign journalists to stay connected to their friends who had managed to escape the siege of Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Essentially, it's not about a street but a narrow passage in Baščaršija.
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HKL-V-S-0020
The Save The Amazon group filmed a story about where the market used to be before the war. Due to the danger of its location, the market was not operational and, like throughout the city, it was overgrown with grass.
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Save the Amazon Production: Miljacka TRAMVAJ. May 2, 1992, was one of the worst and most dramatic days of the siege. The fiercest battles were fought in the Skenderija area. In that area, trams were also hit during an attack on enemy vehicles, and they stopped in their tracks due to the fighting. On May 2nd, the famous Sarajevo trams stopped running. Most of them were destroyed at the locations where they were caught in crossfire. Throughout 1993, trams continued to stand at the locations where they were stopped on May 2nd, 1992. These locations were exposed to sniper fire from the surrounding hills.
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HKL-V-S-0017
May 2, 1992, was one of the worst and most dramatic days of the siege. The fiercest battles were fought in the Skenderija area. In that area, trams were also hit during an attack on enemy vehicles, and they stopped in their tracks due to the fighting. On May 2nd, the famous Sarajevo trams stopped running. Most of them were destroyed at the locations where they were caught in crossfire. Throughout 1993, trams continued to stand at the locations where they were stopped on May 2nd, 1992. These locations were exposed to sniper fire from the surrounding hills. To amuse themselves, a group of young people gathered around the idea of video production, which they named "SAVE THE AMAZON," and filmed sketches in the destroyed trams. While they filmed humorous video notes about the stopped trams, they were exposed to potentially deadly shots from the hills.
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HKL-V-S-0016
May 2, 1992, was one of the worst and most dramatic days of the siege. The fiercest battles were fought in the Skenderija area. In that area, trams were also hit during an attack on enemy vehicles, and they stopped in their tracks due to the fighting. On May 2nd, the famous Sarajevo trams stopped running. Most of them were destroyed at the locations where they were caught in crossfire. Throughout 1993, trams continued to stand at the locations where they were stopped on May 2nd, 1992. These locations were exposed to sniper fire from the surrounding hills. To amuse themselves, a group of young people gathered around the idea of video production, which they named "SAVE THE AMAZON," and filmed sketches in the destroyed trams. While they filmed humorous video notes about the stopped trams, they were exposed to potentially deadly shots from the hills.
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Street of the Kreševljaković home, and site of the school for the blind whose basement as been used as a shelter.
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Animated and edited by Nedim Alikadić for “Do you remember Sarajevo” 1992/2002, public call by Dragan Vikić to the Sarajevan citizens to film what happens. At the beginning of the siege, the legendary commander of the special police forces issued a call to citizens who owned video cameras to film everything happening around them, believing it was essential and would be of value in the future. He was right. Four persons have been convicted before the ICTY and the Mechanism for the crimes committed during the Siege of Sarajevo: Stanislav Galić (IT-98-29), Dragomir Milošević (IT-98-29/1), Radovan Karadžić (IT-95-5/18) and Ratko Mladić (IT-09-92).
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HKL-V-S-0013
Despite the siege and the war, Sarajevans continued to live their lives. Trying to live everyday lives was a way to resist aggression. People continued to love each other and get married. Customs that existed before the war were preserved during the war. Organizing weddings during the war was much more complicated and risky. Couples feared their partner might change their mind and knew they could lose them forever before they married. Shootings were common. However, people tried to maintain a good spirit and humor, such as when this neighbor comforted people after the shelling began by saying: "Don't be afraid; there are no snipers here. Only grenades are falling!"
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Sarajevo, Kreševljaković home; Hamdija Kreševljaković with band aid and a bullet. Throughout history, good neighborly relations have been essential in Sarajevo. People visit each other, socialize, and help one another. In the city's tradition, there is a saying that neighbors are more important than relatives. During the war, the importance of these relationships was even more remarkable. People tried to share the food they had among themselves. A neighbor is someone you turn to when you find yourself in a difficult situation. In the case of war, this was the situation where a neighbor comes to ask for a medical plaster because he has just removed a sniper bullet from his back with pliers. This surreal scene describes the reality of life in which the residents of Sarajevo lived.
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HKL-V-S-0011
Sarajevo, Marsala Tito, barricades, People rushing at the “sniper” crossings. Marsala Tita Street was one of the busiest streets during the war. Although protected by buildings, the crossings exposed to the hillside were targets of enemy snipers. At the same time, the street was often shelled. Walking through such streets caused anxiety in people, as there was always a risk that the enemy could hit the street with a shell and commit a massacre. Four major massacres were committed on this street and the streets adjacent to it. Just walking through the city was an act of resistance for many inhabitants.
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Sarajevo view from window, then living room inside, off voice: "I wouldn't like to be an invalid." Many residents of the siege still remember numerous social gatherings from that period. „Dernek“ as they called parties, were common.
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HKL-V-S-0009
Grbavica is a part of the city of Sarajevo that was under occupation. Many of its residents fled across the Miljacka River to the other side, becoming refugees in their own city. Bosniaks and Croats who remained in this part of the city were subjected to daily harassment, and many were killed. This is one of the rare scenes from the occupied part of the city recorded in the early days of the siege and attacks on Sarajevo. Nedim Alikadić, who found himself in this part of the city with his family when the war broke out, had a video camera. With his camera, he recorded in the early days of the war. In addition to the shelling of the city, he also recorded a military action in which a group of soldiers dragged a prisoner to the other side. At the time of filming, he was not sure what was happening, but during filming, the dramatic situation, confusion, excitement, and fear characteristic of the first days of the siege were felt.
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Sarajevo streets shot from a car; radio news broadcast comparing siege of Sarajevo with Mozambique and Cambodia.
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UNITIC Towers, Sarajevo, Marijin Dvor, August 24 1992. The Unis skyscrapers, known as Momo and Uzeir, were built in 1986 according to the design of architect Ivan Štraus. They are 97 meters high. The building consists of two connected twin skyscrapers, each 25 stories high, reflecting the architectural trend of contemporary Bosnian-Herzegovinian construction. At their construction, the Unis towers had the most modern systemic equipment, including an automatic fire extinguishing system with water tanks on the roofs. Unfortunately, at the time they were set on fire, the water tanks were empty because, due to a lack of water in the city, people used water from the building for survival.
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UNITIC Towers, Sarajevo, Marijin Dvor, June 6 1992, burning. Zlatan Prolić had a view of the Unis skyscrapers from his window, known in the city as Momo and Uzeir. Momo and Uzeir were characters played by famous Sarajevo actors and symbolized the multi-ethnic nature of the city due to their names. From the beginning of the war, they were targets of anti-aircraft machine guns, incendiary bullets, and grenades. Until they were destroyed. In the city where these buildings were set ablaze lived the architect who designed them - Ivan Štraus. In the text "Architecture and Barbarians," he described that moment: "I watched it with immense sadness, feeling helpless, in flames bursting through the windows, while thoughts of the days of its construction and my pride in them passed through my mind." Many Sarajevans felt like Ivan Štraus, aware that the enemy intended to destroy their present, past, and future.