Newsreel 242 – Sunny Railways / Obzornik 242 – Sunčane pruge
Country, year
Slovenia, 2023
genre
documentary short
run time
30′
director
Nika Autor
languages
Slovenian, Bosnian
subtitles
Slovenian subtitles
synopsis
Youth work actions were an integral part of socialist Yugoslavia. Through voluntary work thousands of young brigadiers contributed to the development of the country and actively helped to realize key infrastructure projects, such as highways, railways, bridges, tunnels, factories, residential buildings, schools, hospitals, parks, etc. One of such was Šamac-Sarajevo railway build in 1947 in just seven months. The young Yugoslavians had support of many brigadiers from Italy, the UK, Greece, France, Denmark, Sweden, Palestine, etc. In the 90’ war the railway was damaged, and the last train Šamac – Sarajevo rode in 2011. Today it is often used as a path to the promised future in Europe for people on the move.
about the author
Nika Autor is a visual artist and film-maker whose work, spanning experimental videos, documentaries, photography, and installations, focuses on invisibilities in history and current affairs such as migration, workers’ rights, and memory politics. A member of the Newsreel Front collective, her work has been featured in film festivals and venus worldwide (Viennale, Venice Biennial, Toronto IFF, IFF Rotterdam, IDFA etc.).
filmography
2023 Newsreel 141 – Sunny Railways
2022 Newsreel 4517 – Across the Water Into Freedom
2022 Newsreel 2021 – Here I Have Picture
2022 Newsreel 670 – Red Forests
2017 Newsreel 63 – The Train of Shadows
2015 Newsreel 62 – Family and Worker
2012 In the Land of Bears
2011 Solidarity
2010 Postcards
