BHFF 2025
MY FATHER'S DIARIES
Synopsis
It is August 1993, when Bekir Hasanović exchanges a gold coin for the camera he will use to film everyday life in Srebrenica from then on. The images he records during the days of the war with his improvised crew, called Dzon, Ben & Boys, give life to the unexpected portrait of a population lost, though able to maintain a solid connection with reality without giving up its typical humor. Ado, Bekir's son, starts from these images and from the pages of the diaries kept by his father to reconstruct the image of his father and, together with his mother Fatima, finally be able to understand how he survived the Death March and the Srebrenica genocide.
Director's Biography
Ado Hasanović is a Bosnian director based in Rome. He studied interethnic dialogue in Norway, directing at Sarajevo Film Academy, and continued at Rome's Centro Sperimentale. He's the artistic director of the Passaggi d'Autore Film Festival in Sardinia and founder of the Silver Frame Film Festival in Srebrenica. His award-winning short films include The Angel of Srebrenica, Mama, Pink Elephant, and Let There Be Colour. My Father's Diaries (2024) is his debut documentary.
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Cast & Credits
Director: Ado Hasanović Written by: Armando Maria Trotta, Anna Zagaglia, Ado Hasanović Editing: Esmeralda Calabria, Elisabetta Abrami, Desideria Rayner Composer: Iosonouncane Original VHS footage: Ben, John and Boys Director of Photography/Color grading and Digital restoration: Ado Hasanović, Ercole Cosmi Sound editing and Audio restoration: Antonio Giannantonio Audio Mixing: Daniele Viti Sound effects editing: Matteo Bendinelli First Assistant Director: Chiara Cruciati Executive Producer: Antonio Badalamenti Produced by: Carlo Degli Esposti, Nicola Serra Production Company: Palomar Mediawan, Mediawan Rights International distribution: Mediawan Rights
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