Filmed as an independent production in Sarajevo and Belgrade from 1991 to 1992, this TV series features exclusive one-on-one interviews conducted by renowned journalist Dragan Babić. Prominent intellectuals, politicians, and artists engaged in uncensored and in-depth conversations about the events that shaped the pre-war period. Broadcast on multiple television and radio stations, the series provides a rare insight into the causes of Yugoslavia's breakup, combining personal reflection with critical questioning at a pivotal historical moment.
After the period of communism and tightly controlled, censored media, we were the first to introduce free speech, uncensored questions, and humour at the expense of politics and politicians. We raised difficult and dangerous issues by posing them directly to those in power, some of whom, as it would later turn out, were preparing for war.
Guest list:
Svetlana Knjazev-Adamović, Marko Oršolić, Stojan Cerović, Vesna Pešić, Rade Šerbedžija, Dragan Veselinov, Vida Ognjenović, Aleksandar Nenadović, Nebojša Popov, Tarik Haverić, Milovan Đilas, Esad Čimić, and Miloš Vasić.
Note:
All of these projects have since demonstrated that this method is key to documenting events if we want our efforts to serve as a meaningful contribution to the interpretation and understanding of the 1991–1999 period in the former Yugoslavia, for both local and global education. This project has already proven and continues to prove to be a valuable contribution to the process of truth and reconciliation, as well as to the democratisation of post-war society.
| Theme | Analysis of the political, economic, social, and cultural issues in the former Yugoslavia. |
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| Research period | 1991-1992 |
| Original Format | A series of one-on-one TV interviews. |
| Language | Bosnian / Croatian / Serbian |
| Project content | One season, thirteen interviews (each up to 60 minutes in length). Renowned journalist Dragan Babić conducted interviews with prominent intellectuals, politicians, and artists. |
| Production | Sarajevo and Belgrade (1991-1992) |
| Note | Out of thirteen recorded interviews, only four original tapes were preserved during the siege. |
