Screening of documentary “Samir Mehić Bowie - Letters from Srebrenica” in Sarajevo and Brussels

The documentary film “Samir Mehić Bowie - Letters from Srebrenica”, about the life of the Srebrenica guitarist, will be screened in Sarajevo on 2 July 2025 at 21:00 hrs in the open-air amphitheatre of the Sarajevo Memorial Center (Kovači), and in Brussels on 1 July 2025 at 18:00 hrs at the Bozar Centre for Fine Arts. The screenings of this moving story about music, love and friendship will be free and followed by discussions with the authors of the film. Screening in Sarajevo is organised by the European Union in Bi H in cooperation with the Balkan Investigative Network of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Srebrenica Memorial Center as part of the "I imagine a world in which..." series of events by the EU and its partners to commemorate the 30 th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. The Head of the EU Delegation and EU Special Representative in Bi H Luigi Soreca underlines the importance of individual stories for remembrance, “Personal stories about people like Samir Mehić help preserve the memory of the victims of the Srebrenica genocide, ensuring they are never forgotten. Each individual murdered in Srebrenica was a person with dreams, passions, family and friends. The EU remains committed to remembering the victims of the Srebrenica genocide, and by supporting the sharing of Samir’s story, we stand against denial and indifference, and reaffirm our commitment to truth, memory, and justice”. BIRN Bi H journalist and author of the film Lamija Grebo says she hopes that this...