View from the Bridge

SEVEN CENTURIES OF ETHNIC VIOLENCE.
SEVENTY EIGHT DAYS OF NATO BOMBS.
ONE SYMBOL OF A PERILOUS PEACE.

VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE – the first documentary feature about post-war Kosovo.  Confused with the earlier Balkan conflicts and overshadowed by Afghanistan and Iraq, Kosovo’s story may hold the most compelling lessons of all.

The bridge in the town of Mitrovica has become a flashpoint in the continuing conflict between Muslims, Christians and Roma (Gypsies).  Through riveting first-person accounts the dreams and nightmare of Kosovars unfold.  Muslims who love America, Christians who despise it.  Roma (Gypsies) dying of lead poisoning.  Orphans of war, wives of the missing, parents of the murdered.  Families who just want to go home.  Their vivid stories reveal powerful insights into the religious and ethnic conflicts raging around the world today.

Sometimes hopeful, sometimes tragic, the struggle to make peace in Kosovo exposes the human cost of the politics of hate, and reminds us that the ultimate responsibility for peace lies within us all.

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Geoffrey Kleinman of Air America Radio called View from the Bridge a "phenomenal, must-see documentary" that's a "clear look at a complex issue" and that "stands shoulder to shoulder with any film at Sundance this year."

New Screenings added. Visit the screenings page for details.

VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE will be screening in competition at the 2008 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City!

Monday, January 21st at 7PM
Thursday, January 24th at 12:30PM

Visit our Slamdance site for details, to buy tickets, and to talk about the film!

View from the Bridge will have its European Festival Premiere at the 31st Göteborg International Film Festival!

Saturday January 26 20.00, Haga 2 (the cinema)
Thursday January 31 10.00, Haga 1 (the cinema)
Sunday February 3, 17.30 Haga 2 (the cinema)

Visit the Göteborg website for more information and to buy tickets.