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Refik Hodzic: Three events with the award-winning documentary filmmaker.

Masterclass, Screening, Lecture: Goldsmiths College, Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:00:00 BST

Refik Hodzic, co-founder of XY Films in Sarajevo and the recipient of numerous awards at international film festivals over the years, will be coming to Goldsmiths, London to offer three separate events.

  • A Masterclass in ‘Visual Ethics and Documentary Film-making in Post-Conflict Societies’. (Thursday, 30 April 2-4pm, RHB 256)
    Open exclusively to Goldsmiths students and with limited places. Contact Sari Wastell in advance to reserve a free place.
  • A double-bill screening of Justice Unseen and Statement 710399 followed by a Q+A with the Director. (Thursday, 30 April 5-8pm, RHB 309)
      For the first time, Refik Hodzic’s two publicly acclaimed films will be screened together in London . Justice Unseen is a critical exploration of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia from the perspective of two communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Konjic and Prijedor), asking whether the prosecution of war criminals in the Hague has offered justice to the victims of war crimes ‘back at home’ or whether the Tribunal has proved an ‘expensive legal experiment.’  The other film, Statement 710399 tells the story of a father searching for the son that slipped out of his hand during the Srebrenica genocide, a story that the director says is the story of Bosnia and Herzegovina generally – a country painfully haunted by war crimes and their legacy.  Refik Hodzic will introduce both films and take questions afterwards.
  • A talk (co-covened with the Global Justice Unit), offered in Refik Hodzic’s formal capacity as the International Liaison Officer for the ICTY. (Friday, 1 May,  4-6pm , Department of Anthropology, Room G8)
      Refik Hodzic will offer a discussion of the legacy of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, its recent capacity-building efforts in ‘the region’ and raise broader issues about the role of criminal prosecutions and international legal interventions in the context of post-conflict social reconstruction projects. All welcome! 

These events have been made possible by the generous sponsorship and practical assistance of the Centre for Visual Anthropology, the Centre for Global Media and Democracy, the Global Justice Unit, the Centre for Urban and Community Research, and the Department of Anthropology, all Goldsmiths.