Meet Amira, Snjezana, Ifeta and the women of the Mostar Women’s Citizen Initiative, an exceptional group of community leaders, political activists and ordinary citizens who have launched a joint effort to transcend ethnic and religious strife in a country fractured by war. More than a decade after the Dayton Peace Accords quelled Bosnia’s conflict, the people of Mostar remain divided by the war’s legacy of prejudice, and by a single bridge –the historic Stari Most- the dividing line between Croats and Bosniak Muslims. With narration provided by former U. S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), Building Bridges recounts the inspirational story of this remarkable group of women who set aside sharp differences to heal the painful wounds of war. The Mostar Women’s Citizen Initiative’s disciplined and sustained advocacy efforts produced a new law protecting women and families. Through friendship, courage and common purpose, the women find they are changing an entire community, discovering their own inner strength and protecting a future that
they came so close to losing
2006 Madeleine K. Albright Grant Luncheon
Washington, DC, U S A
May 2006
Global Peace Film Festival
Orlando, FL, U S A
September 2006 (Film Festival)
Dubrovnik International Film Festival
Dubrovnik, Croatia
October 2006 (Film Festival)
Asheville, NC, U S A
November 2006 (Film Festival)
Lake Forest Film Festival
Lake Forest, IL, U S A
November 2006 (Film Festival)
Veneration Film Festival
Newport News, VA, U S A
November 2006 (Film Festival)
Berks County Film Festival
Reading, PA, U S A
November 2006 (Film Festival)
Spokane International Film Festival
Spokane, WA, U S A
January 2007 (Film Festival)
Omaha Film Festival
Omaha, NE, U S A
February 2007 (Film Festival)
Oxford Film Festival
Oxford, MS, U S A
February 2007 (Film Festival)
Through Women's Eyes Film Festival
Sarasota, FL, U S A
February 2007 (Film Festival)
Big Muddy Film Festival
Carbondale, Illinois, U S A
February 2007 (Film Festival)
Honorable Mention -- Best Documentary Short
Fargo, ND, U S A
March 2007 (Film Festival)
Reel Women International Film Festival
Burbank, CA, U S A
March 2007 (Film Festival)
Hearts and Minds Film Festival
Wilmington, DE, U S A
March 2007 (Film Festival)
The Other Venice Film Festival
Venice, CA, U S A
March 2007 (Film Festival)
Beverly Hills Shorts Festival
Beverly Hills, CA, U S A
March 2007 (Film Festival)
Memphis International Film Festival
Memphis, TN, U S A
March 2007 (Film Festival)
Washington, DC, U S A
March 2007 (Film Festival)
Women in Film & Video Festival, BC
Vancouver, BC, Canada
March 2007 (Film Festival)
Bare Bones International Film Festival
Muskogee, OK, U S A
April 2007 (Film Festival)
Indianapolis International Film Festival
Indianapolis, IN, U S A
April 2007 (Film Festival)
Newport Beach Film Festival
Newport Beach, CA, U S A
April 2007 (Film Festival)
Atlanta Film Festival
Atlanta, GA, U S A
April 2007 (Film Festival)
Mendocino Film Festival
Mendocino, CA, U S A
May 2007 (Film Festival)
SouthSide Film Festival
Bethlehem, PA, U S A
June 2007 (Film Festival)
Non Violence International Film Festival
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
June 2007 (Film Festival)
GLOBIANS Film Festival
Potsdam, Germany
August 2007 (Film Festival)
