Bosnian filmmaker Nihad Ademi debuted his inspiring new film, White Balloon, to an impressive-sized crowd at The Fort Garry Hotel Thursday night.
A survivor of one of the worst Serbian concentration camps since the second world war, Nihad was inspired to create a film documenting his harrowing personal journey through fear and brokenness to hope and reconciliation.In 1992, after living in Canada for 23 years, Nihad made the trek back to his hometown of Prijedor in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. He revisited the concentration camp in which he and so many of his loved ones were held, and made a conscious peace within himself.The film portrays Nihad’s experience through chilling but deeply inspiring imagery and music.
The music and images transcend, giving hope and a sense of deep peace and understanding that we are all one - one family, brothers and sisters, walking together into the future in support of each other, says WSO conductor Alexander Mickelthwate. Mickelthwate has become a good friend of Nihad’s over the last couple of years.
Nihad is one of those rare, amazing people who brings everyone together. This film is certainly a reflection of that.
The film has already received critical recognition, with a nomination at The Sarajevo Film Festival.
Yuri Hooker, principal cellist of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, also gave a stunning solo performance prior to the screening, in tribute to the cellist of Sarajevo.
He performed Bach’s Second Solo Suite in D minor, and Albinoni’s Adagio in G minor.
There were all kinds of people of all different ages who flocked to the seventh floor of Winnipeg’s historic hotel.
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