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DDR
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Health
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Practitioner Profiles
Reconciliation/Trauma Healing
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Films:
Arts and Peacebuilding
The Bridge of Bosnian Blues (Sevdah: The Bridge that Survived), 2005, 100 mins
Constructed five hundred years ago by Ottoman architects, the bridge at Mostar (the
Stari Most) had been considered one of the most beautiful in the world until its graceful
arch was reduced to rubble during the Balkan War. The Bridge of Bosnian Blues is a
story about reconstruction; of a bridge and of the peoples music, the sevdalinka, a song
form that combines the sinuous vocal lines of the Ottoman times with the rhythms and
harmonies of the Balkans. The film focuses on the band Mostar Sevda Reunion, as they
tour and talk about living through the horrors of the war. Their music is driving,
meditative, plaintive and passionatesevdalinka its the Bosnian Blues.
The Messengers, 2004, 65 min
This video profiles artists throughout the world, especially those working outside
mainstream culture, who have committed their lives to opposing war and barbarism
through their art. They carry the message Never again, so often heard after World War
II, and try, sometimes desperately, to capture world attention.
Available for purchase ($295) or rental ($95) at www.cinemaguild.com
Playing for Peace: Music by Arabs and Israelis as a metaphor for the public peace process, 1993,
58 minutes, Arab-Israeli
A 1992 Middle East Peace Tour is embarked upon by six American musicians of the New
Hampshire based Apple Hill Chamber Players. In Israel and its Arab neighbors, they give
concerts, teach master classes, and audition young musicians of whom eleven are selected for full
scholarships to study that August at the Apple Hill Center. Five Israelis and six Arabs find that
music can bridge cultural gaps where politics and diplomacy fail.
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The film tells the remarkable story of Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, a group of
musicians who form a band while living in a West African refugee camp. They were
forced from their homes by a brutal civil war that took the lives of many of their loved
ones and left them with physical and emotional scars that may never heal. But it could
never take away their music. Through music they find a place of refuge, a sense of
purpose and a source of power. This film follows the band over the course of three years
as they make the difficult decision to return to their war-torn country and realize their
dream of recording an album of their original music. The story of Sierra Leone's Refugee
All Stars celebrates the best of the human spirit - the incredible ability of individuals to
sustain hope and find forgiveness even in a climate of rage and loss.
Trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSgY6n_ek_g
Main website: http://refugeeallstars.org/v3/index.html
stands in the West Bank.. WEST BANK STORY is about David, an Israeli soldier, and Fatima, a
Palestinian fast food cashier - an unlikely couple who fall in love amidst the animosity of their families'
dueling falafel stands in the West Bank. Can the couple's love withstand a century-old conflict and their
families' desire to control the future of the chic pea in the Middle East? The couple professes their love for
each other, triggering a chain of events that destroys both restaurants and forces all to find common ground
in an effort to rebuild, planting a seed of hope.
Available for purchase for $23 at http://westbankstory.com/html/buy.html.
Updated: 5/4/2007
birthplace of coffee. Tadesse Meskela is one man on a mission to save his 74,000
struggling coffee farmers from bankruptcy. As his farmers strive to harvest some of the
highest quality coffee beans on the international market, Tadesse travels the world in an
attempt to find buyers willing to pay a fair price. Against the backdrop of Tadesse's
journey to London and Seattle, the enormous power of the multinational players that
dominate the world's coffee trade becomes apparent. New York commodity traders, the
international coffee exchanges, and the double dealings of trade ministers at the World
Trade Organisation reveal the many challenges Tadesse faces in his quest for a long term
solution for his farmers.
Trailer available at http://www.blackgoldmovie.com/trailer.php
Main website www.blackgoldmovie.com
Case Studies
The Armenian Genocide, 2006, 60 min, PBS
The Armenian Genocide is the complete story of the first Genocide of the 20th century
when over a million Armenians died at the hands of the Ottoman Turks during World
War I. This unprecedented and powerful one-hour documentary was written, directed and
produced by Emmy Award-winning producer Andrew Goldberg of Two Cats
Productions, in association with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Featuring interviews with
the leading experts in the field such as Pulitzer Prize-winning author Samantha Power
and New York Times best-selling author, Peter Balakian, this film features never-beforeseen historical footage of the events and key players of one of the greatest untold stories
of the 20th century. "Powerful. The film honors the victims of the Armenian Genocide"
(The New York Times) "Serious, literate and ultimately heartbreaking." [made with]
"...intelligence and precision." (The New Jersey Star Ledger) "Evocative" [The Weekly
Standard) "Powerful and skillfully made" (The PBS Ombudsman)
Available for purchase for $24.95 at www.amazon.com
Before the Rain, 1994, 113 min, Macedonia
Set against a background of political turbulence in Macedonia and contemporary London,
three love stories intertwine to create a powerful portrait of modern Europe in Milcho
Manchevski "Before the Rain". When a mysterious incident in the fabled Macedonian
mountains blows out of proportion, it threatens to start a civil war, and brings together a
silent young monk, a London picture editor, and a disillusioned war photographer in a
tragic tale of fated lovers. Told in three parts, and linked by characters and events,
"Before the Rain" explores the uncompromising nature of war as it ravages the lives of
unsuspecting, and forces the innocent to take sides.
Available for purchase on VHS at www.amazon.com
Crossing the Lines, 90 mins, Israel-Palestine, Compassionate Listening Project
Crossing the Lines will bring you to a deeper, more compassionate level of understanding
of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The interviews with 15 Israelis and Palestinians were
selected from over forty hours of footage from recent Compassionate Listening
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delegations. This video will expose you to a wide range of people and viewpoints and
bring you into the hearts and minds of Israelis and Palestinians beyond the news media.
Available for purchase for $60 at
http://www.compassionatelistening.org/CompassionShop.html#videos
PROMISES is perhaps the premier film in the world to see about Jewish-Palestinian relationshipbuilding. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary, and won two Emmy Awards -Best Documentary and Outstanding Background Analysis. The feature documentary looks at the
Middle East conflict and quest for peace through the eyes of seven Palestinian & Israeli children
living in and around Jerusalem. Each child offers dramatic, emotional, and sometimes hilarious
perspectives on issues that lie at the heart of the Middle East conflict. Although they live no more
than 20 minutes apart, the children are locked in separate worlds.
Available for $195 at http://www.promisesproject.org/dist.html
Updated: 5/4/2007
harassed, and homes threatened. Three weeks later, neighbors who had been close friends
for 50 years no longer speak to each other, and the peaceful coexistence between Croats
and Muslims disintegrates into mutual distrust and fear.
Available for purchase from:
Films Incorporated Video
5547 N. Ravenswood Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60640-1199
As German Gutierrez searches for the gunmen who tried to kill his brother, he exposes
the root causes of the violence in his native Colombia.
Children in Conflict
A Duty to Protect, 2005, 14 mins, WITNESS
In the Democratic Republic of Congo children make up 40 to 60 percent of combatants,
some as young as eight years old. Through the voices of these children, the documentary
explores the issue of recruitment of child soldiers, rape as a weapon of war, sexual
exploitation of girls in armed forces, and the importance of the International Criminal
Court to bring peace and justice to the DRC.
Available for purchase at www.witness.org for $75
Invisible Children, 2006
The movie documents the three student's experiences in Uganda. The three had originaly
planned to go to the Sudan, and document the war in the Darfur region. However, upon
arrival, the three discovered that many (almost all, in fact) of the people they had come to
document had fled the region to Uganda. Following them, the three discover a hidden
disaster: the Night Commuters.
Available for purchase at www.invisiblechildren.com
Listen to the Kids!, 2005, 25 min
A UNICEF initiative involves children in decisions that affect their own futures, their
families, and communities.
In the aftermath of Liberias civil war children are fighting to reclaim their futures and
return home.
Focuses on the young organizers of the Children's Mandate for Peace in Colombia which has for two years been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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DDR
Between War and Peace, 2005, 23 minutes, Liberia
Development
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This is the untold story of the Aceh province in the wake of the Tsunami disaster. In the
ensuing turmoil, the Indonesian government, religious organizations, and the GAM guerrillas
all aspired to gain in some respect from the new situation with promises of rebuilding Aceh.
At the same time hundreds of NGOs descended upon the province with more donor money
than ever before.
Available at www.thetsunamigeneration.net
Dialogue Processes
Nashe Maalo, 1999-2004, 5 Seasons, Search for Common Ground
Nashe Maalo was the first children's television program in Macedonia created to promote
intercultural understanding, to encourage conflict prevention in a multicultural society,
and to impart specific conflict resolution skills that children can use in their everyday
lives. This unique series, co-produced by Common Ground Productions and Search for
Common Ground Macedonia, presents an opportunity to influence an entire generation of
children in Macedonia in the direction of mutual tolerance and respect.
Nashe Maalo episodes are available for purchase individually. Each episode is available
in Albanian, English, or Macedonian in NTSC or PAL VHS formats. Orders can be
placed by contacting Karen Zehr at kzehr@sfcg.org. SFCG will take checks, Visa or
MasterCard. In order to recoup our costs, please note that all tapes are $10.00 per tape
plus shipping and handling. More info available at
http://www.sfcg.org/resources/videos_nashe.html
Season 1: 8 episodes; Season 2: 8 episodes; Season 3: 9 episodes; Season 4: 8 episodes;
Season 5: 7 episodes
Stepping up to Peace: Peace Talks Series
Series of videos shows multiethnic groups in three citiesThe Bronx, NY; Talahassee,
FL; and Pinole, CAtalking about violence, race relations, and building community.
Michael Pritchard is the facilitator. Distributed by The Bureau for At-Risk Youth
Available for purchase at www.sunburstvm.com for $69.95
Skin Deep, 1995, 53 minutes
A group of multicultural college students dialogue on issues of race and racism.
Available for purchase at www.irisfilms.org
The Color of Fear, 1994, 90 minutes
Eight North American men of different races talk together about how racism affects
them.
Available for purchase at www.stirfryseminars.com
Zeitouna, 2007, Standing Point Films
Updated: 5/4/2007
A new documentary about Zeitouna, an Ann Arbor based Arab and Jewish women's
dialogue group that seeks to embody and promote the peaceful and just coexistence of
the Arab and Jewish peoples through connection, trust, empathy, and actions focused on
supporting a sustainable future for Palestine and Israel.
Trailer available at http://www.standingpoint.org/zvideo
Does the solution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians rest in the classroom
rather than in the angry, fearful streets of the region? Can better answers be found in schools
rather than political conferences? Lessons in Fear explores Israeli and Palestinian education
from the ground up.
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The video takes the viewer into a World Literatures classroom where all the students in
the roomlower income, middle class, and affluent: white, African-American, AsianAmerican and Latino; girls and boys; those automatically advanced and those who have
been labeled in need of special educationreceive and produce high quality education
Available for purchase at http://store.tcpress.com/0807737860.shtml for $49
A poignant story of loss and redemption, God Sleeps in Rwanda captures the spirit of five
courageous women as they rebuild their lives, redefining women's roles in Rwandan society
and bringing hope to a wounded nation.
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Health
AIDS Warriors, 2004, 60 mins Angola, Wide Angle
Is Angola poised to become a testing-ground for AIDS education, military reform, and
civic openness? As refugees and soldiers return home and transportation and trade
resume, the spread of AIDS looms. In response to this new enemy the government has
once again rallied its military forces.
Available for purchase at www.films.com/wideangle $129.95
From Docklands to Dhaka, 2000, 24 minutes, Bangladesh
A searing report on the attempt in the former Soviet Union to develop weapons grade
smallpox, which is still a threat.
IDP/Refugees
Border Jumpers, 2005, 60mins, Botswana/Zimbabwe, Wide Angle
How does prosperous Botswana secure its borders and accommodate the influx of tens of
thousands fleeing hunger, unemployment, and political repression in neighboring
Zimbabwe?
Available for purchase at www.films.com/wideangle for $129.95
Media
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The story of HornAfrik, the first community TV and radio station in Somalia.
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Peacebuilding
Africas Search for Common Ground, 1994, 8-part television series, Africa
Chaos, crisis and despair are themes of the news coming out of Africa. Africans, if they
make the news at all, are usually portrayed as victims, despots, or the colourful curators
of big game. Africa: Search for Common Ground offers an alternative. This 8-part
television series reveals Africa as seen by Africans. Each program explores conflicts
across the continent, and how they are being resolved. With its uniquely African identity,
flavour, and feel, viewers go behind the headlines.
Available for purchase at http://www.sfcg.org/resources/videos_africa.html for $10.00
per tape
At the Green Line, 2005, 54 min, Israel
Profiles several "Courage to Refuse" ex-soldiers as well as Israeli Army reservists, and
shows how each side wrestles with the effectiveness and morality of their choices. The
viewer is taken to the front lines of the conflict: night patrols in the Gaza Strip, suicide
bombings, targeted assassinations, checkpoints, the separation fence, and the fear and
tension that permeate day to day existence in Israel.
Available for purchase at www.filmwest.com and www.cinemaguild.com
Children of Abraham, 1998, 34 minutes, Israel-Palestine
In January of 1998, twenty-two Jewish Americans traveled to Israel and the Palestinian territories
as part of the Compassionate Listening Project. The film follows the Jewish participants as they
visit with and listen to Israelis and Palestinians and seek to understand the complexities of
religious, political and human rights issues. This stunning documentary introduces the
Compassionate Listening reconciliation model, and humanizes each Israeli and Palestinian
portrayed. The film delivers a compelling message that conflict can be transformed through the
simple act of listening.
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Israel under the auspices of the special youth program of the Jacobs International Teen
Leadership Institute (JITLI).
Available for purchase ($275) or rental ($85) at www.cinemaguild.com
Updated: 5/4/2007
o Traces the bottom-up process in Somaliland from the inside. The strength of
customary processes is of vital importance, as is the creative, determined role
played by elders, local NGOs and ordinary women and men.
Practice to Policy Making the Connections
o Brings together the experience and insights of practitioners with those of
policymakers in Africa, showing the need to make connections in peacebuilding
so that policy-shaping and practice inform and support each other. It also
highlights the vital importance of working across all levels, from local to national
and international.
Peacekeeping
The Peacekeepers, 2005, 55 minutes, Congo
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ongoing Middle East conflict, and continued its stewardship of troubled territories like
Kosovo and East Timor. Human Rights abuses were vigilantly monitored, and armed
conflicts -- especially in Africa -- promted an increased commitment from the world
community. The UN peacekeeping forces Sierra Leone were substantially bolstered; also
a whole new mission was established on the disputed Ethiopia-Eritrea border. YEAR IN
REVIEW captures these and other highlights of world-wide work of the United Nations
in the year 2000, included increased efforts to halt the spread of AIDS, and the
harnessing of computer technology to assist global development.
A Place to Stand, 1996, 14 min
As citizens of United Nations Member States, our voices do count as we see to reaffirm
our common humanity at the dawn of a new millennium. The six segments of this 14minute 52-second video examine the UN's history and achievements in the areas of
peacekeeping and global security, human rights, assistance to refugees and displaced
persons, sustainable development and environmental protection. The ideals and aims
enshrined in the Charter of this 50-year old international organization serve to strengthen
our belief that the United Nations gives us a place to stand, a place to act.
No Place to Hide, 1995, 50 min
Praised as the best idea of the century. Considered as an extravagant muddle. United
Nations Peacekeeping is in the news as never before. How did the blue helmets came into
being? What is their future? These questions are addressed by British-born writer and
diplomat, Sir Brian Urquhart, one of the architects of peacekeeping and head of UN
peacekeeping in the 1970s and 80s. This programme not only features rare archival
footage but also examines current operations and crises through the voices of
peacekeepers, diplomats and journalists involved in them. It presents the history of the
UN peacekeeping and analyzes recent operations which have stumbled into the quagmire
of civil and ethnic conflicts like those found in Bosnia and Somalia. Urquhart puts
forward a provocative idea for improving peacekeeping: the creation of a permanent
international rapid reaction volunteer force.
Soldiers for Peace, 1998, 27 min
Since their inception in 1956, the United Nations peacekeeping forces have been on duty
continuously in some of the world's most sensitive trouble spots. During 1988, two new
peacekeeping forces were created: one to monitor the Afghanistan accords, and the other,
the Iran-Iraq cease-fire. In awarding the 1988 Nobel Peace Prize to these heroic forces,
the Nobel Committee paid tribute to "their demanding and hazardous service in the cause
of peace". This video shows today's peacekeepers in action and the excitement and
logistical challenges in setting up a new force. Shot on location in Fiji, Lebanon, Syria,
Iran and Iraq, it follows soldiers from their homes in Fiji to their peacekeeping
assignments in southern Lebanon.
United Nations Peacekeeping: Situation Report, 1987, 27 min
Some 10,000 soldiers are currently serving with United Nations peacekeeping forces.
What are their tasks? What problems do they face? The film shows a typical day in the
life of peacekeepers from 23 countries stationed in Cyprus and the Middle East.
The Man in the Middle, 1982, 26 min
Since 1978 a small force of 6,000 United Nations soldiers has tried to keep the peace in
southern Lebanon. This multinational peacekeeping force acts out its role as a buffer
between the various factions. The United Nations interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
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has not yet been able to fulfil entirely the mandate entrusted to it by the Security Council.
However, by its presence, it maintains a semblance of peace and restricts armed conflict
that might otherwise envelop the entire Middle East. The film tells the story of the effects
of war on a land and its people.
A Day in June: Disengagement in the Gohan, 1975, 27 min.
In June 1974, a United Nations peacekeeping force took up positions in the war-torn
Golan Heights. Its mandate was to observe that the cease-fire agreements signed in
Geneva were adhered to by Israel and Syria. Twelve hundred men made up the United
Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). The terrain of the Golan differs
sharply from the sands of Sinai and, because of this, there was another consideration - the
return of a civilian population to no man's land.
Soldiers in Sinai: A Peacekeeping Story, 1975, 27 min
From the creation of the United Nations Emergency Force, the film tells the story of how
men were flown to the Sinai desert on short notice to take up positions between two
opposing sides, a peacekeeping operation that followed in the wake of the 1973 war in
the Middle East. Their mission was to stop the fighting, separate the opponents and
provide the pause necessary for diplomacy to make peace. The film shows how troops
from many nations, speaking many languages, using different equipment and accustomed
to different foods, learn to work together as a unique international peace force.
Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Democracy in the Rough, 2006, 44min, Congo, Wide Angle
WIDE ANGLE is on the ground as the Democratic Republic of Congo holds its first
elections in 45 years -- an election supported by more than $450 million from the United
Nations. The stakes are high in Congo, a nation rich in timber, diamonds, and coltan -- a
substance essential for small electronics from cell phones to laptops to Play Stations -but the country is reeling from decades of dictatorship and a civil war that left more than
four million dead.
Available for purchase at www.films.com/wideangle for $129.95
Heart of the Congo: Rebuilding Life in the Face of War, 2005, 57 minutes, Congo
Documents the work done, and difficulties faced, by international aid workers in the
Congo.
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Practitioner Profiles
If You Make it Possible, 1996, 72 min, Israel-Palestine
Offers four uniquely personal, in-depth portraits of Israelis and Palestinians who have
devoted their lives to the work of achieving non-violence and coexistence in the Middle
East.
Ordering Information:
Arab Film Distribution
2417 10th Ave E., Seattle, WA 98102, USA
Voice: (206) 322-0882 (10:00-6:00 PST) -- Fax: (206) 322-4586
Email: info@arabfilm.com
OR
Contact the Producer, Lynn Feinerman (Crown Sephira Productions)
6 Lyford Drive (#8), Tiburon, CA 94920
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Reconciliation/Trauma Healing
Beyond the Gates of Splendor, 2002, 96mins
A beautifully crafted documentary about five young missionaries who were martyred by
a savage tribe of Indians in the mid 1950s and the heroic effort of reconciliation that has
followed. Set in the Amazon basin of Ecuador, Beyond the Gates of Splendor tells the
story of the Waodani, a violent and isolated tribe, and five North American families who
contacted them. All five of the North American men were killed (Jim Elliot, Nate Saint,
Roger Youderian, Pete Fleming, and Ed McCully). Elisabeth Elliot, the wife of one of the
men, and Rachel Saint, the sister of another, went to live with the Waodani. Later, Steve
Saint, the son of one of the slain men moved his family from Florida to live with the
same Waodani family that had killed his father.
Available for purchase at www.amazon.com
Beyond these Narrow Borders, 40 mins, Compassionate Listening Project
The film follows the experiences of youth participating in the "Seedlings of Peace
Summer Camp" in the Balkans. This project brings together youth from all sides of prewar Yugoslavia to Latinovac, a small village in Croatia, to learn skills in the areas of
Compassionate Listening, Nonviolent Communication, mediation, creative problem
solving and cultural awareness. It has become clear that peace-building activities among
youth in the region are critical to a lasting peace in the future. The existing situation of
social divisions according to ethnicity after the war has left segregated youth with no
joint activities and little or no contact.
Available for purchase for $60 at
http://www.compassionatelistening.org/CompassionShop.html#videos
Beyond Wartime, 20 min, Voices in Wartime
Beyond Wartime is a 20-minute documentary film composed of a set of interviews with
people who are working to heal the wounds of war. This short film explores questions
raised, but not answered, by Voices in Wartime: What can we do to heal the physical and
psychological wounds of returning combat vets, and to reintegrate them into our
communities? How can we heal the damage done to civilians and civil society in places
like Iraq and Afghanistan?
Available for purchase for $12 at
http://www.voicesinwartime.org/Home/BeyondWartime/AboutFilm.aspx
Crucible of War, 2003, 45 minutes, Balkans
What happens to ordinary people after the war is over and the news cameras and aid
workers have moved on to new hotspots? Is the fear gone, or has it been buried so deep
that people aren't even aware of its existence? This is what Leon Gerskovic was
determined to find out when he returned to his homeland -- what was once Yugoslavia.
His journey took him and his team to Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia. As Gerskovic
witnessed the physical and psychological displacement years after the fighting ended, he
also had to re-live his own painful history.
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An international group of veterans builds a village in Vietnam for children with Agent
Orange-related deformities.
Following the devastating events of 9/11, filmmaker Ruth Broyde-Sharone saw an urgent need to
document the efforts of courageous Muslims, Jews, and Christians in Los Angeles who are
determined to bring healing to a fragmented nation. The film illustrates how interfaith dialogue,
community outreach, and even dinner conversation can be harnessed to dissolve fear and
suspicion and, ultimately, to create a path towards true reconciliation. God/Allah is always talking
to us, but are we talking to one another?
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of his 14-year-old murderer. The Mystery of Love explores the different manifestations
of love, illuminating the possible interconnectedness of the many forms. Learn more at
www.themysteryoflove.org
Available for purchase at www.shoppbs.org for $29.95
Survivors of the massacre in Srebrenica struggle to heal their community and build a new
future