FORGOTTEN VOICES: WOMEN IN BOSNIA
USA/Bosnia-Herzegovina, documentary, 2008; 52 min
In English, and Bosnian with English subtitles

Director/Writer/Producer: Jennifer Rawlings
Production Company: Squeaky Tula

Synopsis
In 2006 filmmaker Jennifer Rawlings journeyed to Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, to interview women who survived the Bosnian War of the 1990s. These stories go beyond the headlines to uncover the everyday ordeal of war time from the perspective of women isolated in their bombed homes without water, electricity, food or help from their absentee men turned warriors. Through seemingly simple tales of survival in urban warfare the women reveal their tremendous capacity to survive and re-build their lives. From young girls who grew up under the constant shelling to mothers gripped by loss of their children, the film pays homage to ordinary women and their ingenuity in maintaining the semblance of a normal family life in war time chaos.

Festivals:
MESA (Middle East Studies Association) FilmFest, 2008
Middle Eastern Scholars Film Festival, 2008

Director Jennifer Rawlings
Comic, writer, director, Jennifer Rawlings has appeared on Comedy Central’s “Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn,” hosted CMT specials, shared the stage with the likes of Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, and Lonestar, and entertained the troops in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. She has also written a children’s book, and contributed a segment for the comedy collection I Killed: Road Stories from America’s Top Comedians, published by Crown. Forgotten Voices is her first film.

DV Source:
Jennifer Rawlings
Jennrawl@aol.com
Salina Arts Center
242 S. Santa Fe, Salina, Kansas 67401
Official site: www.forgottenvoicesfilm.com