︎ Before the Camera (2021)
Experimental Documentary Film
Abu Dhabi
Directed, filmed and edited by: Amna Hadzic
Experimental Documentary Film
Abu Dhabi
Directed, filmed and edited by: Amna Hadzic
An experimental film that aimed to capture a sense of a person, a close friend of mine.
No matter how close we want to be with them, people we do not share the same native language with will always remain somewhat of a mystery to us.
Ilia was telling me a story about the evolution of our friendship that started in the first film class we were taking together.
While I understood some bits and general context, I actually never understood some of the warmest things he had to say about me and our friendship.
This project was also challenging in the sense that I had to edit and put together material that was filmed in a language that I do not fully understand, as well as make sense of what Ilia was saying with my very limited understanding of Russian.
The link is attached.
No matter how close we want to be with them, people we do not share the same native language with will always remain somewhat of a mystery to us.
Ilia was telling me a story about the evolution of our friendship that started in the first film class we were taking together.
While I understood some bits and general context, I actually never understood some of the warmest things he had to say about me and our friendship.
This project was also challenging in the sense that I had to edit and put together material that was filmed in a language that I do not fully understand, as well as make sense of what Ilia was saying with my very limited understanding of Russian.
The link is attached.