‘Almasa’s Story’ – Official Trailer from Yugoslav Wars Research Cluster

The official trailer for the upcoming documentary short film ‘Almasa’s Story’ is now available to view on our SCVN YouTube channel. Filmed in Sarajevo and directed by Bojan Hadžiabdić, ‘Almasa’s Story’ features Almasa Salihović, a child survivor of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, and graphic artist Anneli Furmark, who spent a year interviewing Almasa to create a graphic novel based on her lived experiences during the genocide.

Almasa was six years old when Bosnian Serb forces overran the UN ‘safe area’ of Srebrenica. More than 8,000 men and boys were killed in one of the most violent chapters in European history since World War II. As part of their year-long collaboration, Anneli met with Almasa in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and together they visited locations from Almasa’s past, including the village of Potočari, where she lost her older brother, Abdulah. ‘Almasa’s Story’ bears witness to this journey through the physical and emotional landscapes of a history both deeply personal and universally significant.

Stills from ‘Almasa’s Story’ directed by Bojan Hadžiabdić

Today, Almasa works at the Srebrenica Memorial Center, an organization ‘committed to preserving the history of the genocide in Srebrenica as well as combatting the forces of ignorance and hatred which make genocide possible’.

The full documentary short film will be released on the SCVN YouTube channel in 2026.

More information about the genocide and the graphic novel can be found on the Yugoslav Wars Research Cluster page.