(Inn) a State of Siege

Qali Nur received a grant to develop her new documentary in which former employees of the Hotel Holiday in Sarajevo tell their story of running a hotel in time of war. How do you keep a hotel running, in a besieged city and in a location surrounded by snipers?

Qali is a freelance journalist and filmmaker. She previously worked as a researcher on the 20-part documentary series In Europe produced by Dutch public TV broadcaster the VPRO. In 2021, Qali co-created the documentary Between Mountains and Wars/Izmedu Planina i Ratova with Natali Khalili Tari, which premiered at the 27th Sarajevo Film Festival.