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 Diagnosis
S.B.H.
(Dijagnoza S.B.H)
Bosnia-Herzegovina, documentary, 2008; 42 min
In Bosnian with English sub-titles
Director/Screenwriter: Enes Zlatar
Producer: Amra Baksic Camo
Executive Producer: Sanja Ivancin
Production Company: SCCA/pro.ba
Camera: Renato Foder
Editor: Enes Zlatar
Synopsis
Before the 1990s war, Serbo-Croatian
was the official language of Yugoslavia and was
taught in schools in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Today,
the Bosnian constitution does not
recognize an official language for the country.
Diagnosis S.B.H. explores whether Bosnians can
really claim an identity distinct
from Serbs and Croats by asking the seemingly simple
questions: “What
language is the Bosnian language? Do Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian
really differ?” While the film ultimately leaves these questions
unanswered, it captures the ambivalent position Bosnians find
themselves in, desiring a language to call their own while resisting
what is perceived as a politically motivated move to divide the
three constituent peoples of Bosnia. Diagnosis S.B.H. is particularly
concerned with how these questions of linguistic identity affect
Bosnian youth. The film features interviews with young Bosnian
musicians who perform in English. Without passing judgment, the
film explores the ambivalent position of Bosnian youth participating
in a popular culture saturated by foreign influences, without
a clear sense of their own linguistic identity.
Festivals:
2009 Zagrebdox International Documentary Film Festival
2008 Sarajevo Film Festival
Director Enes Zlatar
Enes Zlatar, born in Sarajevo in 1970, has been making music and videos since
he was a teenager. He has released three albums with his band ‘Sikter’.
He is the composer of original scores for the features Go West, Grbavica and
Totally Personal, and has twice been awarded the Davorin BiH Music Award for
his work on music videos. His short films Telepathy, Smelly Spider and Thailand have been screened at numerous art video festivals.
Filmography:
Thailand, 2001
Telepathy, 1999
Smelly Spider, 1997
24 hours with Bure, 1993
DVD Source:
SCCA/pro.ba
Adis Djapo
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