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.
Director: Jo Andres
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Steve Buscemi as |
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Mira Furlan as Narrator |
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Mimi Goese as |
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Lucian Buscemi as |
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Maryette Charlton as |
| Camera | Lisa Rinzler | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jo Andres | Writer |
| Editing | Jo Andres | Editor |
| Directing | Jo Andres | Director |
| Sound | Hahn Rowe | Music |
| Production | Joana Vicente | Producer |
| Production | Jason Kilot | Producer |