The Story Behind the Photo

Christopher Morris

Season 1, Episode 3 January 22, 2021

THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO

This is our third episode of ‘The Story Behind The Photo’ with the renowned American photojournalist Christopher Morris who shares his story of the massacre from 22 January 1994, Alipasino Polje, Sarajevo. Six children were killed in the Serb mortar attack while playing in the snow in front of their building.

That bloody Saturday six young lives were murdered: Indira Brković (21.12.1981.), 12 years old Jasmina Brković (01.02.1989.), 5 years old Mirza Dedović (07.01.1986.), 8 years old Danijel Jurenić (27.03.1983.), 11 years old Nermin Rizvanović (26.04.1981.), 13 years old Admir Subašić (05.07.1985.), 9 years old

The youngest victim was Jasmina Brković who was killed just ten days before her fifth birthday. She was killed together with her sister Indira.

a film by DŽEMIL HODŽIĆ
producer: ADNAN PAŠEFENDIĆ
director of photography EMIR JORDAMOVIĆ
editing DŽEMIL HODŽIĆ
sound design LINUS BERGMAN
lights AADNAN PERTEF
graphics DUHA MAHER
thanks to HASNIJA ZULIĆ & ANNA PROKOU
special thanks to VII Academy: https://vii.academy

SUBTITLES: English & Bosnian

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The bodies of two children, killed by mortar fire while playing in the snow, are seen at the morgue in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 1994.

People gather at Lion Cemetery for the funeral of four children, killed the previous day by mortar fire while playing near their apartment building in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 25 January 1994