In Skateboarding in Sarajevo writer Jerry Cullum ponders the siege of Sarajevo, the American Civil War, and urban violence in contemporary Atlanta, while posing a tentative answer to the question, "What good is art, anyway?"

Produced and directed by Carol LaFayette, the video features a generous collection of images by artists such as TRIO, Sarajevo, and E.K. Huckaby, Atlanta, as well as archival and contemporary photographs of war by international photojournalists. The DVD package contains printed work by Atlanta artists.

DVD NTSC, 10 minutes 23 sec.
Crew: Grady Harris / Voice recording: Richard A. Robinson
Supported in part by a grant from the College of Architecture Research and Interdisciplinary Council. Production support from the Visualization Program.
Gallery location courtesy Solomon Projects, Atlanta
Cover art by EK Huckaby, with inserts by Hope Hilton, Karen Tauches, and Tom Ferguson

Distributed by Solomon Projects, Atlanta
Below: posters by TRIO, Sarajevo / National Library ruins by Roger Richards, DVReporter.com
Video stills by Carol LaFayette

View the trailer (59 Mb,-- high bandwidth recommended)

Skateboarding in Sarajevo screenings and awards
Release event and screening, December 2003
Solomon Projects, Atlanta

Valley International Film Festival, North Hollywood, CA
March 20-28, 2004

WorldFest, Houston, Texas
April 16-26, 2004
Gold Remi Award in "historical shorts" category

Rochester International Film Festival, Rochester New York
May 6-8, 2004
Silver Shoestring Award

Moondance Film Festival, Boulder, Colorado
May 27-30, 2004
Finalist in "Short Narrative" category

Console-ing Passions: Feminism, Film, TV, New Media, and Audio Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana, May 30-June 2, 2004
Hosted by the Newcomb College Center for Research on Women, Tulane University

Filmstock International Film Festival, Luton, Bedfordshire, UK
June 1 - 15, 2004

Oxford Film Festival, Oxford, Mississippi
June 17 - 20, 2004

Boston International Film Festival, Boston, Massachusetts
June 24 - 27, 2004

Zebra Poetry on Film, Interfilm Berlin, Germany
July 1-4, 2004
Curated into "Special Screenings" category