Sceneggiatura / Screenplay: Nanna Frank Møller, Zlatko Pranjić Fotografia, montaggio / Photography, Editing: Nanna Frank Møller Musica / Music: Dan Donovan, George Vjestica. Suono / Sound: Jacques Pedersen Interpreti / Cast: Samir Lemeš, Edita Šišić, Nedzad Šišić, Alma Alić, Igda Lemeš, Zlatan Alibegović Produzione / Produced by: Magic Hour Films. Coproduzione / Co-produced by: Realstage, HBO Max Con il sostegno di / Supported by: Danish Film Institute, Ministry of Culture of Canton Sarajevo, DR Distribuzione internazionale / World Sales: Split Screen
In Zenica frequent occurrences of cancers, childhood diabetes, and respiratory disease have become the norm. Air pollution, in general, is high in Bosnia, but the citizens look with suspicion towards a giant steel and coking plant which occupies a quarter of the city and is the largest employer in the area. They want the factory’s emissions to be monitored, as the environmental permit requires, but nothing happens. Over 7 years (2017-2024), the film follows Eko Forum’s fight for data and accountability. Through the eyes of the citizens who suffer the consequences, the film gives voice to the voiceless and uncovers the complex mechanisms that stand in the way of common-sense measures and sustainability in the town, like in so many other places around the world.
“Living in a globalised world, where nothing seems unknown anymore, destinies of entire communities are, nevertheless, forgotten, or simply swept under the carpet. The Bosnian town Zenica has become such a forgotten place, buried under a blanket of toxic smog in a corner of Europe.” (N. Frank Møller, Z. Pranjić)
Nanna Frank Møller
Born in 1972 in Ordrup, Denmark, Nanna Frank Møller is a director, cinematographer, and film editor. She graduated from the National Danish Film School’s editing department in 1999, where she currently teaches and is an examining board member. The Sky Above Zenica premiered at CPH:Dox in Copenhagen and was then presented at the Sarajevo FF and Jihlava IDFF, among other festivals.
2007 Someone Like You doc. 2008 Let’s Be Together doc. 2009 Cities on Speed: Shanghai Space doc. 2014 Et civiliseret land (A Civilized Country) doc. 2024 Himlen over Zenica (The Sky Above Zenica) diretto con / directed with Zlatko Pranjić doc.; Premi / Awards: Sarajevo FF – Premio speciale per la consapevolezza ambientale / Special Environmental Awareness Award; Jihlava IDFF – Miglior film della sezione “Testimonies” / Best Film of the “Testimonies” Section
Zlatko Pranjić
Bosnian-British film director and writer born in 1965 in Zenica, now Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zlatko Pranjić relocated to London in 1993, during the Yugoslavian wars. He published his short stories in Penguin and Dreamcatcher.
2017 Guidance Through the Black Hole diretto con / directed with Aleksandar Nikolić doc. 2024 Himlen over Zenica (The Sky Above Zenica) diretto con / directed with Nanna Frank Møller doc.: Premi / Awards: Sarajevo FF – Premio speciale per la consapevolezza ambientale / Special Environmental Awareness Award; Jihlava IDFF – Miglior film della sezione “Testimonies” / Best Film of the “Testimonies” Section