Season 2
22:16
Staffan Löfving
Season 2, Episode 1
Dec 27, 2024
Staffan Löfving tells the story behind the photo. Season 2, episode 1.
THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO
Our 4th episode of ‘The Story Behind The Photo’ is about 18 November 1994 and what Spanish photojournalist Enric Martí recorded that day in Sarajevo under the Siege. He gives us a detailed account of his work and how one of the most iconic photos from that period was made.
a film by DŽEMIL HODŽIĆ
executive producer EMIR ČENGIĆ
producer ANNA PROKOU
production manager DINELA JELČIN
director of photography EMIR JORDAMOVIĆ
sound design LINUS BERGMAN
editing DŽEMIL HODŽIĆ
color grade KISHORE KANCHAN
music ATHAR SAEED
graphics DUHA MAHER
camera assistant SELMA LAGUMDŽIJA
thanks to CLAUDIA ZINI, BOJAN MUSTUR & SELVER UČANBARLIĆ
special thanks to ENRIC MARTÍ
FLASH Video & Audio Production
KUMA International
SUBTITLES: English, Bosnian & Spanish
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Thanks to photographers for the photos used in the title sequence.
Enric Martí's Photos
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Locals flee for cover as sniper fire is heard in the Alipašina intersection in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina, 06 June 1995.
Two children read the first issue of the comic book called Bosman in a street in downtown Sarajevo, on Wednesday, 19 October 1994. The title character is a young Superman look-alike who becomes a superhero ready to defend his city from the besieging Serb army.
Mothers and children gather around an improvised water source to collect water for washing, cleaning and cooking in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina, 22 April 1993.
A man carries a sledge on his back as he walks through a snow-covered cemetery in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina, 27 December 1993.
A father runs carrying his child across Sniper Alley as sniper fire breaks out in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina, 06 June 1995.
Two women chasing their shadows as they flee from sniper fire in the city centre in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina, 24 May 1995.
A boy holds onto his young sister as his father pulls a trolley of furniture and other belongings in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina, 21 May 1995.
A young boy holds weapons carved from wood in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina, 26 September 1993.
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Why this archive exists
Sniper Alley Photo project preserves the voices of photographers, the stories behind their images and historical memory of Sarajevo during the siege.