
Echoes from Borderland
2023 / Documentary / 70min / 16:9
Nahid, a determined 15-year-old girl from Afghanistan is stranded in the Bosnian border town of Velika Kladuša, where she meets Ferida, a 67-year-old Bosnian widow struggling with her own war-scarred past. Slowly, Nahid discovers that the cycle of war and loss connects her to this place at the fringes of the European Union in unexpected ways. The two women begin to recognize the echoes of their own losses in each other’s experiences.
ECHOES FROM BORDERLAND brings the stark realities of the EU’s external borders to life through the eyes of a young Afghan girl, allowing audiences to viscerally experience the injustice of displacement without the need for complex explanations. It is crucial that the film finds a wider audience, particularly in Europe, as it personalizes the European Border crisis, transforming abstract news into tangible, emotional experiences.
director
Lara Milena Brose
production
HFF München
producer
Lara Milena Brose
color grading
Natalia Mamaj
Awards & Festivals
Max-Ophüls-Festival – Best Documentary (2024)
Dok.Fest München – Shortlist Cinefund Talent Award (2024)
Civis Media Award – Young Civis Award (2024)
Neisse Film Festival – Audience Award Feature (2024)
Kassel Documentary and Video Film Festival – Nominee Generation Award (2024)
Dok.Leipzig – FM Exclusives (2024)
Around Europe Film Festival – New Talent Award (2024)
Better World Film Festival – Teenage Jury Award (2024)
Heimat Europa Filmfestspiele (2024)