BEHOLD THE MAN: ECCE HOMO

During 1993-'94, Vesna Ljubic displayed remarkable personal courage and solidarity with her fellow citizens, by remaining in the besieged city of Sarajevo to direct and produce her latest documentary film, Behold the Man: Ecce Homo, depicting the life and death of Sarajevo and its inhabitants. The hauntingly lyrical and, at times, existential quality of this film, stands as a tribute to Ljubic's artistic sensitivity, even amidst the struggle for day-to-day survival. In a city whose citizens face random death or maiming by mortar and sniperfire daily to obtain even the barest essentials, like water and firewood for cooking, the task of producing such an epic documentary on 35mm film becomes virtually unthinkable except for the most determined and stout-hearted of film artists.