In the 1990s, three female artists from Belgrade, along with the rest of the world, watched in disbelief as bloody wars and ethnic violence spread across the former Yugoslavia. The homeland they left behind no longer exists as they once knew it. In gripping yet empathetic images, the film sensitively approaches the artists and their work. Personal memories and reflections replace the flood of media reports. Zurich-based filmmaker Andrea Štaka, who is of Croatian-Bosnian origin, depicts stories from everyday life, the stage, painting, and music from a personal and subjective perspective. YUGODIVAS premiered in 2000 and has been shown at numerous international festivals, including the Locarno International Film Festival, the Solothurn Film Festival, and the Leipzig International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film. The film was nominated for the Swiss Film Award 2002 in the Best Documentary category and received the UBS Recognition Award at the Solothurn Film Festival in 2001.
Keywords
- migration
- women
Actors
- Mirjana Jokovic
- Milica Paranosić
- Danijela Popović
- Aleksandra Vojčić
Director
- Andrea Staka
Documentary, Independent
58min
FRENCH
ENGLISH
GERMAN
An actress, a painter and 3 classically trained musicians came to New York from Belgrade before the Balkan War to pursue their art and their dream.
An actress, a painter and 3 classically trained musicians came to New York from Belgrade before the Balkan War to pursue their art and their dream.
In the 1990s, three female artists from Belgrade, along with the rest of the world, watched in disbelief as bloody wars and ethnic violence spread across the former Yugoslavia. The homeland they left behind no longer exists as they once knew it. In gripping yet empathetic images, the film sensitively approaches the artists and their work. Personal memories and reflections replace the flood of media reports.
Zurich-based filmmaker Andrea Štaka, who is of Croatian-Bosnian origin, depicts stories from everyday life, the stage, painting, and music from a personal and subjective perspective.
YUGODIVAS premiered in 2000 and has been shown at numerous international festivals, including the Locarno International Film Festival, the Solothurn Film Festival, and the Leipzig International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film. The film was nominated for the Swiss Film Award 2002 in the Best Documentary category and received the UBS Recognition Award at the Solothurn Film Festival in 2001.
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Andrea Staka
Cast
Mirjana Jokovic
Cast
Milica Paranosić
Cast
Danijela Popović
Cast
Aleksandra Vojčić