Youth work actions were an inseparable part of socialist Yugoslavia. Through voluntary work, thousands of young brigadiers, both men and women, have contributed towards developing the country and the realisation of key infrastructure projects such as motorways, railways, bridges, tunnels, factories, residential buildings, schools, hospitals, and parks. One of these projects was the Šamac–Sarajevo railway, built in 1947 in a mere seven months. Young people from Yugoslavia were joined by a number of brigadiers from Italy, Great Britain, Greece, France, Denmark, Sweden, Palestine, and so on.
During the war in the nineties, the railway was damaged. The later Dayton Agreement cut it in two while its vital parts were privatised. The last train on the Šamac–Sarajevo line pulled out in 2011. Today, the rails are often used by people on their way to a better future.
Newsreel 242 – Sunny Railways Obzornik 242 – Sunčane pruge
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Late Shift Heldin
Petra Volpe
Friday, 20. 03. 2026 / 16:20 / Main Hall
Shot with the pacing and tension of a thriller, Late Shift follows a single night in the working life of a nurse in an overcrowded Swiss hospital. Both gripping and compassionate, the film is a tribute to the extraordinary people who stand by us in the most vulnerable moments of our lives.
Shout or You Are Out Kdor ne skače
Boris Petkovič
Friday, 20. 03. 2026 / 17:30 / Small Hall
The cries and echoes of the Slovenian national consciousness, expressed through sport, memory and collective emotion. Drawing on archival footage, personal anecdotes and social reflection, this documentary explores how a nation is shaped through supporting a team – and what, and who, is left behind.
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Baz Luhrmann
Friday, 20. 03. 2026 / 18:30 / Main Hall
Baz Luhrmann (Elvis, The Great Gatsby) brings the King of Rock and Roll back to life through long-lost footage of his return to the stage in the early 1970s. EPiC is neither a concert film nor a documentary, and it invites us to experience Elvis Presley like never before.