Project Detail

Snow for Water (Snijeg za Vodu)

Synopsis

During the siege of Sarajevo in 1994, two children are asked by their father to collect the fallen snow and fill their bath with it, so that when it melts it will become water. The children venture out and dodge sniper bullets and mortar shells to fulfill their father's wishes. Based on a true story.
Official Selection Berlinale 2018 - Generation Kplus - International premiere

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 mins 4 secs
Format
DCP
Director
Christopher Villiers
Producer
Christopher Villiers, Mirza Muteveli
Executive Producer
Cat Villiers, Emina Gani, Adnan Cuhara
Editor
Bojan Mijatovi, Ahmed Imamovi, Gigi Cone Welch
Screenwriter
Christopher Villiers
Director of Photography
Louis Brennan
Production Designer
Lana Pasic
Sound
Samir Foo
Composer
Michael Csanyi-Wills
Principal cast
Hadrian Tanovic, India Tanovic, Izudin Bajrovic, Sasa Krmpotic, Elza Gradascevic

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

UK, Bosnia Herzegovina coproduction

A 2020 Productions (UK), Sarajevo Film Academy (BA) production in association with Obala Art Centar, Sarajevo (BA)

2020 Productions Ltd

Christopher Villiers
2020 Hopgood Street
London
W12 7JU
+44 (0)7889 617 837 / +44 (0)20 8746 2020

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