Nakon više od 2 godine
rada, s oduševljenjem mogu objaviti da je dokumentarac o
Partizanskoj nekropoli u Mostaru konačno završen.
Ovo je bila zaista
nezavisna produkcija u smislu vrlo male ekipe i budžeta, ali u duhu,
to je bila globalna saradnja. Od Bosne i Hercegovine i Škotske do
Sjeverne Amerike i šire, toliko je ljudi dalo svoj doprinos na
neprocjenjive načine – finansirajući projekat, dijeleći svoju
stručnost, dajući svoje vrijeme i savjete, nudeći arhivske
materijale i dijeleći svoje priče.
Ovaj film ne bi
postojao bez njih: Oggi Tomić, Emir Džanan, Centar za
postkonfliktna istraživanja (PCRC) Sead Đulić, Sen Demirović,
Marina Mimoza, Maja Rubinić, Ronald Panza, Alma Elezović, Sergio
Šotrić, Claire Wright, Chris Stewart, Stephen Bennett, Ged
Fitzsimmons, P. Dolores, Edita Vučić, Dragan Markovina, Dragi
Šestić, Karla Ćosić, Alija Behram, Amer Nadežda Tolokonikova
Bahtijar, Kristina Gadže, Pulitzer centar, Centar
za mir i multietničku saradnju Mostar, Smail Špago,
Džoni Rodžer, Marja Almkvist, Dejvid Kuk, Trejsi Mišel Tompson,
Pejsi Mišel Tompson, Pejdž-Džun Welsh, Stuart Cosgrove, Richard
Crawford, Julie Mclaughlin, Amy McCusker, Tony Dunworth, Julie
Pinkerton, Tariq Iqbal, David Archibald, Jenny Brownrigg, Susan Anne
Baird, Chris Stewart, Simon Murray, Aida Murtić, Dragi Šestić. (i
mnogi drugi - ograničen sam na maksimalno 50 oznaka na Facebooku! -
svi ćete biti zahvalni putem e-pošte..)
Završetak dokumentarnog
filma ove godine bio je od suštinskog značaja, jer se 2025.
obilježavaju dvije značajne godišnjice - 60 godina od otvaranja
Partizanskog spomen groblja i 80 godina od završetka Drugog
svjetskog rata.
Ove prekretnice nas
podsjećaju na istorijsku važnost lokaliteta – ne samo kao počast
antifašističkom otporu, već i kao simbol tekuće borbe protiv
istorijskog revizionizma i brisanja. U današnjim turbulentnim
vremenima ova poruka je relevantnija nego ikad – ne samo za Bosnu i
Hercegovinu, već i za svijet. Nevjerovatno sam ponosan na gotov
film.
Dovršene su dvije verzije
- 52-minutna igrana montaža koja će se emitirati ove godine na Al
Jazeeri Balkans i 71-minutna festivalska montaža za festivalske
projekcije.
Putovanje se ovdje ne
završava - aktivno radim na osiguranju dodatnih prijenosa i
festivalskih projekcija, a novi trejler će biti spreman za
dijeljenje vrlo brzo.
Chris Leslie
Producent i direktor filma
Partizanska nekropola
-:-
After over 2 years of graft, I am
thrilled to announce that The Partisan Necropolis Documentary is
finally complete.
This has been a truly independent
production in terms of a very small crew and budget, but in spirit,
it has been a global collaboration. From Bosnia & Herzegovina and
Scotland to North America and beyond, so many people contributed in
invaluable ways—funding the project, sharing their expertise,
giving their time and advice, offering archival materials, and
sharing their stories.
This film would not exist without them:
Oggi Tomic, Emir Dzanan, The Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC)
Sead Djulic, Sen Demirovic, Marina Mimoza, Maja Rubinic, Ronald
Panza, Alma Elezovic, Sergio Sotric, Claire Wright, Chris Stewart,
Stephen Bennett, Ged Fitzsimmons, Adisa Busuladzic, Minja Pjescic,
Veledar Peric Dolores, Edita Vučić, Dragan Markovina, Dragi Sestic,
Karla Ćosić, Alija Behram, Amer Nadežda Tolokonikova
Bahtijar,Kristina Gadže, Pulitzer Center, Centar za mir i
multietničku saradnju Mostar, Smail Spago, Johnny Rodger, Marja
Almqvist, David Cook, Tracy Thompson, Malcolm Fraser, Michelle
Wilson, June Pearman, Ca-Ca Welsh, Stuart Cosgrove, Richard Crawford,
Julie Mclaughlin, Amy McCusker, Tony Dunworth, Julie Pinkerton, Tariq
Iqbal, David Archibald, Jenny Brownrigg, Susan Anne Baird, Chris
Stewart, Simon Murray, Aida Murtić, Dragi Sestic. (and many others -
I am limited to 50 tags max on Facebook! - you will all be thanked
via email..)
Completing the documentary this year
was essential, as 2025 marks two significant anniversaries - 60 years
since the inauguration of the Partisan Memorial Cemetery and 80 years
since the end of World War II.
These milestones remind us of the
site's historical importance—not only as a tribute to the
anti-fascist resistance but also as a symbol of the ongoing fight
against historical revisionism and erasure. In today’s turbulent
times, this message is more relevant than ever—not just for Bosnia
& Herzegovina, but for the world. I am incredibly proud of the
finished film.
There are two versions complete - a
52-minute feature edit set to broadcast this year on Al Jazeera
Balkans and a 71-minute festival edit for festival screenings.
The journey doesn’t end here - I am
actively working to secure additional broadcasts and festival
screenings, and a new trailer will be ready to share very soon.
Chris Leslie
Producer and Director of The Partisan
Necropolis