THE LABUDOVIĆ REELS
Feature-length documentary film (in editing).
In an unexplored vault in Belgrade, the capital of the former Yugoslavia, lies a collection of films known as ‘the Labudovic Reels’. On them are images of African and Asian liberation movements and revolutionary leaders that defined the era of the 1960s. How is it that the archive of these revolutions lies on another continent, forgotten in a film archive? The answer to this question takes us into the story behind the images, on an intimate voyage with Stevan Labudovic, the man who filmed them. As the cameraman of Yugoslav president Tito, Stevan Labudovic captured an era of politics, personality and promise, filming the birth of the Non-Aligned Movement. Sent on missions by the President to film liberation wars, he would play a key role in the information battle that defined the era of decolonization. Directed by: Mila Turajlic Produced by: Carine Chichkowsky & Mila Turajlic Edited by: Sylvie Gadmer World premiere planned for late 2021. |
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Produced by Dribbling Pictures & Survivance
With the collaboration of Filmske Novosti, Beograd In co-production with Restart & Kino In association with ZDF-Arte RTS - Radio Televisions Suisse Developed with Doc Station, Berlinale When East Meets West, Trieste Film Festival Ex-Oriente Union Doc Summer Documentary Intensive EAVE DOC NYC Pro IDFA Forum IFP Week Cph:Dox Forum Dok.Incubator |
With the support of
Film Center Serbia CNC - Aide à l’Innovation CNC - Aide aux cinémas du monde HAVC Croatian Audiovisual Center Montenegro Film Center With the support of MEDIA Creative Europe Doha Film Institute EURIMAGES |