Closing
6 mins
Glasgow during lockdown: Empty streets, empty roads, playparks devoid of life with a population hiding indoors. Juxtaposed alongside this footage is an audio voiceover read by a survivor of the 1992 – 1995 Sarajevo siege in Bosnia. They describe their city in lockdown, day to day life, their challenges, thoughts, fears and their hopes. The voiceover could easily be that of a Glaswegian in Spring 2020.
There are striking similarities between this wartime siege and the lockdown experienced in Glasgow.
Just as in Sarajevo, our freedom of movement was very limited – we couldn't travel, go to pubs and restaurants, children couldn't go to school.
Chris Leslie
Director
Šemsudin Maljević
Writer
Samir Mršević
Sound Designer
Chris Leslie
Writer
Chris Leslie
Editor
Chris Leslie
Set Designer
Chris Leslie
Costume Designer
Chris Leslie
Director of Photography
Chris Leslie
Producer