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.

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