But somehow this was like a defense mechanism, in which people of sarajevo tried to lead an as normal life as possible. The film miss sarajevo is a documentary by bill carter about a beauty pageant held in the midst of wartorn sarajevo, bosnia. It was released on 20 november 1995 as the only single from their album original soundtracks 1. The film looks at daily life in a city under siege, including a miss sarajevo contest that epitomizes. Luciano pavarotti makes a guest vocal appearance, singing the opera solo. An excerpt from bill carters documentary miss sarajevo.
Brian eno played an unusual keyed instrument called an omnichord on this track. The winner was a 17yearold blonde named inela nogic. Bono was the films executive producer and u2, along with luciano. Check out this clip from bills acclaimed documentary miss sarajevo.
To stand there with the people in the film and the bookmy friendsexperiencing this was something insane. Bill carters film miss sarajevo will screen at the santa ynez valley grange hall on thursday, may 15, at 8 p. Carter travelled to sarajevo in the winter of 1993 to offer humanitarian aid and quickly found himself in the heart of the conflict. Original soundtracks 1 is an album of songs based mostly on nonexistent films. The documentary took carter to sarajevo in the winter of 1993 and he lived there during the conflict. He is the author of fools rush in, his memoirs of working for an aid agency during the war in bosnia and herzegovina. A video for miss sarajevo was released in two different edits. The footage from the video came from bill carters documentary miss sarajevo. U2s bono became the films executive producer and wrote miss sarajevo for the films soundtrack.
The first, directed by maurice linnane, features the passengers performance of miss sarajevo live in modena mixed with footage from bill carters miss sarajevo documentary. Hes a 2014 living now book awards silver medalist and 20 aznm book award winner. The chico independent film festival ciff is honoring former chicoan bill carter with an award for his groundbreaking work as director of the film miss sarajevo. He worked with aid groups and shot film while dodging bullets and. Bill carter, maker of the film, equipped with a simple handheld camera manages to capture and tell the story of young people stuck in sarajevo during the siege from 1992 to 1996, the longest in modern history.
Which could be seen in the documentary film miss sarajevo by bill carter. Carter traveled to sarajevo in the winter of 1993 to offer humanitarian aid and quickly found himself in the heart of the conflict. Bill carter is wellknown for the documentary film miss sarajevo, which is made of amateur video material that was recorded during the siege of sarajevo. Bill carter is the awardwinning director of the documentary film miss sarajevo a film made in collaboration with u2 and filmed from within the besieged city of sarajevo, one of several cities where carter handdelivered aid during the bosnian war. Carter, who shot the documentary in the bosnian capital in the run up to u2s historic 1997 concert, is an accomplished filmmaker and writer. Stories of the sarajevo siege alex chadwick talks with writer bill carter about his experience in sarajevo during the mid1990s, when the city was under siege by bosnian serbs. The film miss sarajevo is a documentary by bill carter about a beauty pageant held in the midst of wartorn sarajevo, bosnia and herzegovina. Hes the director of the documentary film, miss sarajevo produced by bono of the irish rock band u2 and author of the books fools rush in and red summer. Miss sarajevo track info written by larry mullen jr, bono, the. Find the best way to get in touch with bill by joining muck rack. Original soundtracks 1 the debut album by passengers. They went on to do the welldocumented satellite connections on the european leg of the zooropa tour.
Later she was a part of a movie set for miss sarajevo. Equipped with a simple handheld camera carter captured the story of young people stuck in sarajevo during the siege from 1992 to 1996. Bill carters miss sarajevo is a startling portrait of the capital of bosnia when it was. Filmmaker bill carter documents the human face of war. This song was inspired by filmmaker bill carters 1994 documentary miss sarajevo, about a beauty pageant staged in the bosnian capital at a time when it was under siege from serbian forces. U2s singer bono serves as executive producer and u2, along with luciano pavorotti, sing the theme song, miss sarajevo. Concert of u2 and miss sarajevo tallest tourguide tours. What some of us may not understand is that for a few months carter used live satellite linkups straight into u2 concerts in an attempt to change europes understanding of the balkan war. It is amazing to see how even with no food, water, or hope people mange to survive, socialize, and even shoot movies and make music. He is the author of fools rush in, his memoirs of working for an aid agency during the war in bosnia an. Sarajevo, bosnia september 25,2008 city of sarajevo city council adopted the decision on rewarding american film director bill carter with the recognition honorary citizen. Front cover from the film miss sarajevo bill carter, us, 1994. Bill carter beamed a warzone into the zoo tv tour and produced the road to sarajevo, a classic cut on the forthcoming best of 1990 2000 dvd.
Bono then not only produced carters film, he wrote a song for it miss sarajevo, recorded with famed tenor luciano pavarotti which u2 is now performing on tour for only the second time in north america, with footage from carters film. He worked with aid groups and shot film while dodging bullets and subsisting mostly on baby food. Bill carters miss sarajevo is a startling portrait of the capital of bosnia when it was under siege. Hugo awardmavrick director award newport beach film festival. He directed the documentary film miss sarajevo, which consists of amateur video material he shot during his stay in the besieged city of sarajevo. Bill carter, a native californian, is an awardwinning documentary filmmaker, photographer and journalist. For most of us, if we remember bill carter it is because of his documentary miss sarajevo which bono produced and wrote a song about by the. Bill carter became friend of sarajevo in the hardest time, during the 19921995 serbian,montenegrin and croatian aggressions against bosnia. Within days, u2 was broadcasting live video of sarajevos plight during its 1993 zootv concerts in soldout arenas throughout europe. He directed the documentary film miss sarajevo, which consists of amateur video material he shot during his stay. The film miss sarajevo is a documentary by bill carter about a beauty pageant held in the midst of besieged sarajevo, capital of bosniaherzegovina. Winner of the international monitor award, golden hugo, and themaverick director award newport beach film festival.
A scene of the beauty pageant from bill carters documentary miss sarajevo 1. Miss sarajevo is a song by u2 and brian eno, credited to the pseudonym passengers. Carter became involved in the balkan conflict when he was traveling. Carter travelled to sarajevo in the winter of 1993 to offer humanitarian aid. Please watch the video above, which shows carter talking to bono from u2 about the plight of people in bosnia in 1993. In 1993, writer bill carter went to sarajevo, bosnia, then in the middle of europes most devastating postwwii conflict. Bill carter is the director of the awardwinning documentary film miss sarajevo, a surreal and startling portrait of sarajevo, the capital city of bosnia, during the height of the citys siege, which includes personal accounts from his experiences delivering aid to the besieged city of sarajevo during the bosnian war. Bill carter for those that have seen miss sarajevo, the. Carter travelled to sarajevo in the winter of 1993 to offer humanitarian aid and quickly found himself in. Instead, it features more footage from the miss sarajevo documentary by bill carter, plus chilling stats about the war in bosnia. Miss sarajevo is a surreal and startling portrait of sarajevo, the capital city of bosnia, during the height of the citys siege. Brian eno, bono, adam clayton, the edge, larry mullen jnr.
He is the author of fools rush in, his memoirs of working for an aid agency during the war in bosnia and herzegovina biography. Carter spent six months in the city in 1993 and has returned many times since. One performed live by passengers some at the war child concert in modena, 12th september 1995. He was able to make an interview with bono vox from the u2 group, which resulted in a great concert of this famous group in. Local filmmaker honored for miss sarajevo at chico indie.
He later assembled the footage into miss sarajevo, an awardwinning documentary. August 27, 2014 for those that have seen miss sarajevo, the documentary, here is a photo of leijla and selma who were the two teenage girls in my film. Miss sarajevo directoractivist bill carter talks about. This version was most frequently played on music networks. Miss sarajevo protests the war in bosnia and herzegovina. Carter and bono met in italy at a u2 concert during the war when carter managed to interview bono for sarajevo television. For most of us, if we remember bill carter it is because of his documentary miss sarajevo which bono produced and wrote a song about by the same name. Miss sarajevo is a surreal and startling portrait of sarajevo, the capital city of bosnia, during the height of the citys seige. Bill carter, maker of the film, equipped with a simple handheld camera manages to capture and tell the story of young people stuck in sarajevo during the siege.
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