NON-ALIGNED: SCENES FROM THE LABUDOVIĆ REELS
Croatia, France, Montenegro, Qatar, Serbia 2022 – Director: Mila Turajlić – Original language: Arabic, English, French, Serbian – Subtitles: English – Length: 100 min.
Cameraman Stevan Labudović followed Yugoslavia’s President Tito on his transcontinental search for new allies during the cold war. Decades later, the director discovers the film footage created back then in a Belgrade film archive and turns it into a fascinating and touching account of an almost forgotten mission and a time full of hope for a better world. Monika Haas
Biography
Mila Turajlić studied political science and international relations in London, film production in Belgrade and documentary film in Paris (La Femis). In her films she deals with the effects of the violent period after the dissolution of Yugoslavia.
Filmography
CINÉ-GUERRILLAS: SCENES FROM THE LABUDOBVIĆ REELS, RS/FR 2022, 94 min.
THE OTHER SIDE OF EVERYTHING, FR/QA/RS 2017, 104 min.
CINEMA KOMUNISTO, RS 2010, 102 min.
Nominated for the DOK.edit Award – presented by Adobe
Nominated for the VIKTOR Main Competition DOK.international
Slices of life, insights and perspectives: The films of the International Competition open doors to new worlds for us. They compete for the award VIKTOR Main Competition, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The award donor is Bayerischer Rundfunk.
Camera: Mila Turajlić. Sound: Aleksandar Protić. Editing: Sylvie Gadmer, Mila Turajlić. Music: Jonathan Morali. Production: POPPY PICTURES, SURVIVANCE. Producer: Carine Chichkowsky, Mila Turajlić.