Newsreel Front 242-Sunny Railways

Youth work actions were an integral part of socialist Yugoslavia. Through voluntary work thousands of young brigadiers contributed to the development of the country and actively helped to realise key infrastructure projects, such as highways, railways, bridges, tunnels, factories, residential buildings, schools, hospitals, parks, etc. 

One of such was the Šamac-Sarajevo railway, built in 1947 with the support of thousands of young leftist from Italy, Britain, Greece, France, Denmark, Sweden, Palestine, etc. In the 90’ war the railway was damaged, and the last train Šamac - Sarajevo drove in 2011. Today it is often used as a path to the promised future for people on the move. 

The film screening will be followed by a discussion with the artists and Varja Močnik. 

Directed by: Nika Autor; camera: Jošt Franko; text: Olga Dimitrijević;  featuring: Hidaya Alsisi, Etaf Alburai, Afnan Aboathra, Dana Mikawi, Nahla Mikawi, Nadia Hakki; editing: Nika Autor; photography: Jošt Franko; voice: Lana Čmajčanin; music: Matevž Kolenc; translation: Maja Lovrenov; commissioned by: The Mosaic Rooms/A.M. Qattan Foundation, 2022, with support from Arts Council England, with the kind support from: Tom Holert and his friends from Berlin Kunsthaus Graz, Slovene Philantrophy; produced by: Newsreel Front, co-produced by: Temporama; co-funded by: Ministry of Public Administration, Creative Europe (BEPART project), Ministry for Public Administration Slovenia; coproduction: City of Women, Kinodvor.