Name: BHFF NYC Pres 6: Shorts + Q&A w/ Bojan Stojčić & Aleksander Hemon
Start: 2026-04-25T14:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-25T16:30:00-04:00
Location: SVA Theatre

$BHFF NYC Pres 6: Shorts + Q&A w\/ Bojan Stoj\u010di\u0107 & Aleksander Hemon$

Lint | No Big Deal | Steel Hotel Song | Illumination
About this Event

LINT

Tarik Berber | 7 min | Narrative Short | New York Premiere

From producer Aleksandar Hemon comes an experimental animated film that explores how small, perishable moments can be carried into the future. Drawn and directed by Tarik Berber, music by Cielo Hemon.

Od producenta Aleksandra Hemona dolazi eksperimentalni animirani film koji istražuje kako se mali, prolazni trenuci mogu prenijeti u budućnost. Crtež i režija: Tarik Berber, muzika: Cielo Hemon.

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NO BIG DEAL |NIŠTA STRAŠNO

Mirza Abdagić | 17 min | Narrative Short | North American Premiere

After a doctor finds a bunch of butterflies in Sead’s stomach, he urges him to get an operation. However, today is Friday the 13th and that might be fatal for the patient. Even though Sead doesn’t much believe in superstitions, he accepts the doctor's safer way of treating his problem - going to therapy and making butterflies come out of his mouth. Except, Sead would much rather risk his life than talk about his feelings.

Nakon što doktor pronađe čitavo jato leptira u Seadovom stomaku, savjetuje mu da se podvrgne operaciji. Međutim, danas je petak trinaesti, što bi za pacijenta moglo biti kobno. Iako Sead ne vjeruje mnogo u praznovjerje, prihvata doktorov sigurniji način liječenja – odlazak na terapiju i pokušaj da leptire izbaci kroz usta. Ali Sead bi radije riskirao vlastiti život nego govorio o svojim osjećajima.

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STEEL HOTEL SONG

Bojan Stojčić | 20 min | Documentary Short | North American Premiere

Željezara Zenica, once a steel mill giant, at the height of its power employed 24,000 workers. Hotel Internacional was its crown jewel—a modernist masterpiece intended to host the highest-ranking business delegations. After the partial privatization of Željezara Zenica, the hotel was closed and left to the passage of time, guarded only by former steelworks employees. Opposite the hotel stands the stadium of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team, where thousands of fans gather for every match to cheer on and celebrate their national side. Nationalistic celebration of the country echoes through the empty halls of Hotel Internacional—a symbol of the collapse of its industry.

Željezara Zenica, nekadašnji industrijski gigant, na svom vrhuncu upošljavala je 24.000 radnika. Hotel Internacional bio je njen najreprezentativniji objekat, modernističko remek-djelo namijenjeno za odsjedanje najviših poslovnih delegacija. Nakon djelimične privatizacije Željezare Zenica, Hotel je zatvoren i prepušten vremenu, dok ga čuvaju bivši zaposlenici Željezare. Nasuprot Hotelu nalazi se stadion bosanskohercegovačke fudbalske reprezentacije, gdje svaku utakmicu prati hiljade navijača koji bodre i slave svoj nacionalni tim. Ovo slavljenje svoje zemlje odjekuje praznim Hotelom Internacional, simbolom kolapsa njene industrije.

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ILLUMINATION | OSVETLJAVANJE

Mina Vavan | 15 min | Narrative Short | North American Premiere

Mahir (28), a tired online journalist stuck translating sensationalist news, moves through his days numbed by routine and moral compromise. Driving home late one night, he witnesses a hit-and-run on a deserted road outside the city. The driver flees, leaving Mahir alone with the injured body of a young woman. As he calls emergency services, his professional reflex kicks in: he photographs the scene and contacts his editor. What begins as an attempt to report the truth quickly turns into an ethical confrontation, as Mahir is pressured to cross every journalistic boundary in pursuit of a “strong story.” Alone in the darkness, caught between human dignity and media exploitation, Mahir must decide what kind of witness, and what kind of journalist, he is willing to be.

Mahir (28), umorni online novinar zaglavljen u prevođenju senzacionalističkih vijesti, provodi dane otupljen rutinom i moralnim kompromisima. Vozeći se kući kasno jedne noći, svjedoči saobraćajnoj nesreći u kojoj vozač bježi s mjesta događaja na pustoj cesti izvan grada. Vozač bježi, ostavljajući Mahira samog s povrijeđenim tijelom mlade žene. Dok zove hitne službe, njegov profesionalni refleks se uključuje: fotografiše mjesto događaja i kontaktira svog urednika. Ono što počinje kao pokušaj da se prijavi istina brzo se pretvara u etičku konfrontaciju, jer je Mahir pod pritiskom da pređe svaku novinarsku granicu u potrazi za „snažnom pričom“. Sam u mraku, uhvaćen između ljudskog dostojanstva i medijske eksploatacije, Mahir mora odlučiti kakav svjedok, i kakav novinar, je spreman biti.