I Left, They Stayed
Director: Sasha Djurkovic
Running Time: 16 minutes
UK 2002

Post screening discussion with the Director

A personal account of the film maker's emotional journey from her homeland, Serbia, to London in search of a better future.

The film covers the years 1999-2002 when she visited her family and friends in Serbia several times. During this time, the country faced Milosevic, a dictatorship, NATO bombardment, and the instalment of a new government.

Each visit brought with it a sense of betrayal, guilt and loss, torn between staying with her roots or leaving everything behind.

Sasha Djurkovic is a recent graduate of The National Film and Television School and is working as an independent filmmaker.

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