🎬 The Sky Above Zenica
Directors: Nanna Frank Møller (Denmark) & Zlatko Pranjić (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Danmark/Bosnia-Hercegovina | 2024 | 92 min
🗣️ Language: Bosnian with English subtitles
In Zenica, one of the most polluted cities in the world, residents fight for their health and future against the toxic emissions of a massive steel and coke plant. Through the grassroots organisation Eko Forum, they confront corrupt authorities, powerful corporations, and political interests in a battle for environmental justice.
This award-winning documentary takes you inside their struggle — raw, urgent, and deeply human.
🎤 Followed by a debate with one of the film’s protagonists, Samir Lemeš, environmental activist, university professor and member of Eko Forum.
🏆 Awards and recognition:
The film has received numerous honours, including the Checkpoints - Best Human Rights Documentary at the Bergen International Film Festival, Special Environmental Awareness Award at the Sarajevo Film Festival and the main prize in the Testimonies competition at the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival.
✨ A special thank you ✨
This event wouldn’t be possible without the financial support of Fritt Ord, Oslo kommune, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Oslo and Solgløtt Stiftelse.
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