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THE INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY
ASSOCIATION AWARDS AT THE DIRECTOR'S GUILD IN HOLLYWOOD |
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Brenda Brkusic on the Red Carpet for the IDA
Awards where Freedom from Despair was Nominated for a Distinguished
Documentary Achievement Award |
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Actor John Savage and Brenda Brkusic on the red
carpet |
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Brenda Brkusic and John Savage on the red carpet |
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John Savage talks to the press about the film |
| THE CINE GOLDEN EAGLE AWARDS AT
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS |
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Brenda Brkusic receiving the CINE Special Jury
Award |
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Brenda Brkusic speaks at the ceremony |
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Brenda Brkusic speaks to the press after the
awards ceremony |
| FREEDOM FROM DESPAIR WORLD PREMIERE
AT THE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL |
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Beata Pozniak, Brenda Brkusic, Michael York, Patricia York
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Michael York and Brenda Brkusic |
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Academy Award Winner David S. Ward with Brenda Brkusic |
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Tamara Klarin, Marko Mijat, and Croatian Consulate General, Sanja Bujas-Juraga |
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Kruno Brkusic, Tamara Klarin, Dianna Brkusic, Blasio, Brenda Brkusic,
Donna Basica |
| PULA FILM FESTIVAL |
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Brenda Brkusic with Branko Lustig, producer of Schindler’s List,
Gladiator and Black Hawk Down |
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Brenda and Dianna Brkusic |
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Documentary filmmakers at the festival’s Press Conference |
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Brenda Brkusic answers questions at the Press Conference |
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Actor Petar Cvirn, Dianna Brkusic, Brenda
Brkusic, Composer Nenad Bach, Croatian Film Director Jakov Sedlar |
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Croatian President Stipe Mesic holding a
Freedom from Despair post card at the Pula Film Festival opening night party |
ARTIVIST FILM FESTIVAL |
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Michael McAdams, Beata Pozniak, John Savage, Julie Hassett (panel moderator), Brenda Brkusic, Congressman Dennis Kucinich speak about issues concerning Croatia and the US during a human rights forum after the screening of Freedom from Despair |
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Brenda Brkusic listens to Congressman Dennis Kucinich's praise of the film |
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Brenda Brkusic tells the audience about the response the film has received in Croatia |
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John Savage debates with Congressman Kucinich about the mistakes the UN made during the war in Croatia and Bosnia |
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Beata Pozniak discusses the reasons she got involved with the film |
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Michael McAdams discusses the land mine removal effort in Croatia |
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Congressman Dennis Kucinich, Brenda Brkusic, and John Savage after the Freedom from Despair screening and human rights forum at the Artivist Film Festival |
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Congressman Dennis Kucinich, Brenda Brkusic, and Bonnie Abaunza, President of Artists for Amnesty International |
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Michael McAdams, Festival Founder Diaky Diaz, Beata Pozniak, Dennis Kucinich, Brenda Brkusic, John Savage, Terence Pratt |
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Michael McAdams after the Freedom from Despair screening and human rights forum |
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Freedom from Despair screened in the Egyptian's 600 seat theatre at the Artivist Film Festival |
| CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL |
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Brenda Brkusic with Film Festival Programmer Michael Rabehl |
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Brenda Brkusic with Viewer's Voice Programmer Ben Hess. Freedom from Despair won the Viewer's Voice Award at the Cinequest Film Festival |
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Brenda Brkusic caught on camera enjoying a Cinequest Film Festival after party |
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Dianna Brkusic outside of the Camera 12 Cinema where Freedom from Despair played in San Jose |
| SV. VLAHO AWARDS AND CELEBRATION |
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Niko Hazdovac, President of the Libertas Foundation and Brenda Brkusic present a Humanitarian Award to Michael York |
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John Savage, Brenda Brkusic, Beata Pozniak with their "Croatian Heart" awards
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Dianna and Brenda Brkusic |
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David S. Ward and Brenda Brkusic |
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Tamara Klarin, Dianna Brkusic, John Savage |
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Brenda Brkusic receiving a gift from Julie Gobin |
| THE WESTWOOD INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL |
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John Savage and Brenda Brkusic at the festival |
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Festival organizer Robert Bucksbaum presents
Brenda Brkusic with an award for Freedom from Despair |
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John Savage, Jonathan Stewart, Bobby Field,
Brenda Brkusic at the awards ceremony |
| FREEDOM FROM DESPAIR IN ZAGREB,
CROATIA AT THE FILM FESTIVAL ABOUT CROATIAN EMIGRANTS |
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Arriving in Zagreb for the Film Festival |
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500 people fill the Cinema Europa to watch the
film |
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Brenda Brkusic with Marko Dizdar after the film |
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Actor Petar Cvirn, Brenda Brkusic, and Film
Festival organizer Tomislav Zaja |
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Tereza Brkusic, Brenda Brkusic, Roza Brkusic,
Koraljka Brkusic |
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Brenda Brkusic with Croatian Journalist Snjezana
Ivic in front of the Croatian National Theatre |
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Mario Profaca, Brenda Brkusic, Domagoj Margetic
at the Cinema Europa |
| INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL
HOLLYWOOD |
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Actor John Savage, Brenda Brkusic and film festival President Robin Saban |
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Brenda Brkusic receives the award for Best Documentary |
| NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT
FILM FESTIVAL |
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Music composer Nenad Bach accepts the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary
on the behalf of Brenda Brkusic at the Gershwin Hotel during the New York
International Independent Film Festival Awards Gala |
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Music composer Nenad Bach poses with the award for Best Documentary at
the Gershwin Hotel for the New York International Independent Film Festival
Awards Gala |
| ARPA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL |
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Actor John Savage and Brenda Brkusic at the Sheraton Universal Hotel for
the ARPA International Film Festvial Awards Gala |
| CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY STUDENT FILMMAKER
AWARDS |
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Brenda Brkusic and family anxiously await the decision for winner of “Best
Documentary” |
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Brenda Brkusic goes on stage to accept the award for “Best Documentary” |
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Dianna Brkusic, Brenda Brkusic and Kruno Brkusic pose with the award for
"Best Documentary" |
| DUBROVNIK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL |
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Arriving in Dubrovnik for the festival |
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Dianna and Brenda Brkusic at the opening night event |
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Kenneth Turan of the LA Times with Brenda Brkusic at the DIFF press conference |
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Nenad Bach with Brenda Brkusic at the DIFF press conference |
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The film screens in the Marin Drzic Theatre |
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Nenad Bach, Brenda Brkusic and Marko Dizdar answer questions for the audience
after the film |
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Family and friends after the DIFF screening |
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Dianna Brkusic at the DIFF closing party |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCREENING |
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James Ragan, head of the USC Master of Professional Writing Program, Beata Pozniak, Brenda Brkusic, Mel Shavelson, former President of the Writer's Guild of America at the USC screening of Freedom from Despair sponsored by Women's Day USA |
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Beat Pozniak and Brenda Brkusic answer questions for students in the Academy Artist Series Class |
| FUNDRAISER SCREENINGS |
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Fundraiser Screenings in Australia |
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Brenda and Dianna Brkusic before the screening
at the Croatian Club in Sydney |
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Brenda Brkusic with Australian tour organizers
Jozo Brkic and Bob Barisic |
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Brenda Brkusic at the pre-screening party with
Croatian Consul General Goroslav Kellar |
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Guests at the pre-screening party in Sydney |
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Goroslav Kellar, Brenda and Dianna Brkusic at
the screening in Sydney |
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Nearly 1,000 people fill the Croatian Club in
Sydney for the screening |
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Nearly 1,000 people fill the Croatian Club in
Sydney for the screening |
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Bob Barisic, Manager of the Croatian Club in
Sydney presents flowers to Brenda Brkusic |
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Dianna and Brenda Brkusic before the screening
at the Australian Croatian Club in Melbourne |
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Brenda Brkusic and Joe Petrovic, the Australia
tour's screening technician |
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Brenda Brkusic receives flowers after the
screening from Croatian Consul General Anna Modun |
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Brenda Brkusic with fans of the film after the
screening |
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Brenda Brkusic with guests after the screening |
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Brenda Brkusic with Tony Juric, Manager of the
Australian Croatian Club in Melbourne |
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Brenda Brkusic before the screening at the
Australian Croatian Club Cardinal Stepinac in Geelong |
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Viewers at the screening in Geelong |
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Brenda Brkusic receives a donation from the
Australian Croatian Club Cardinal Stepinac in Geelong |
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Croatian Consul General Anna Modun with Brenda
Brkusic before the screening at the Croatian Catholic Center in Springvale |
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Viewers at the screening in Springvale |
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Screening volunteer Vinko Teklic and Dianna
Brkusic at the Wollongong Catholic Center screening |
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Fans of the film stick around for a picture
after the Wollongong Catholic Center screening |
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Bob Barisic, Brenda Brkusic, Vinko Teklic at the
Croatian Club screening in Canberra |
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Dianna and Brenda Brkusic in Canberra with
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Croatian Minister of Foriegn Affairs |
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Fundraiser Screening in Troy, Michigan |
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Viewers enjoy food before the screening |
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St. Lucy Catholic Church screening organizer,
Mariann Zander (2nd from right) |
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Fundraiser Screening in Vancouver, BC |
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Organizers in Vancouver prepare a pre-screening
dinner |
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Getting ready for the screening at the Croatian
Cultural Center in Vancouver |
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Greeting viewers before the screening |
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Greeting viewers before the screening |
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Greeting viewers before the screening |
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Brenda Brkusic says hello to 350 guests |
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350 people fill the Croatian Cultural Center in
Vancouver |
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Volunteers after the screening |
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Fundraiser Screening in Anacortes,
Washington |
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Brenda Brkusic with Brett Lunsford, President of
the Croatian American Club in Anacortes, Washington |
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The Mayor of Anacortes with Brenda Brkusic after
the screening |
Two Fundraiser Screenings
at St. Anthony's Parish in Los Angeles |
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Milan Vukovic, Sonja Vukovic, Brenda Brkusic, Jonathan Vukovic, actor
John Savage, Nenad Bach before the screening |
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300 people fill the Parish Center to enjoy lunch and view the film |
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Milena Rasic and Brenda Brkusic after the screening |
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Brenda Brkusic with Ivo Alilovic and family after the screening |
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Brenda Brkusic and Kistina Vinski after the screening |
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Los Angeles pre-screening party at the Red Lion Tavern |
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Los Angeles pre-screening party at the Red Lion Tavern |
Four Fundraiser Screenings in the Greater Toronto Area |
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450 people attended the Freedom from Despair screening at Our Lady Queen of Croatia Parish in Toronto |
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Father Ivan Novak with Brenda Brkusic after the screening at Our Lady Queen of Croatia Parish in Toronto |
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Brenda Brkusic, Father Mladen Vuk in his Freedom from Despair T-shirt with Erica Zlomislic after the Holy Cross Croatian Catholic Church screening in Hamilton |
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Brenda Brkusic with Father Marijan Mihokvic after the Holy Cross Croatian Catholic Church screening in Hamilton |
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Erica Zlomislic, GTA screening organizer and John Marion, President of the Canadian Croatian Chamber of Commerce and sponsor of the screening at the RBC Theatre in the Living Arts Center, Mississauga with Brenda Brkusic |
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Brenda Brkusic receives flowers after the screening at the RBC Theatre in the Living Arts Center, Mississauga |
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Young volunteers help with the screenings in Toronto, Oakville, Hamilton and Mississauga - Milka Zlomislic, Erica Zlomislic, Brenda Brkusic, Sasha Zoric, Venessa Jost, and Mira |
Two Fundraiser Screenings in Chicago and Joliet, Illinois |
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Brenda Brkusic with Mijo Vodopic, organizer for the Croatian Cultural Center Screening in Chicago, Illinois |
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350 people fill the Croatian Cultural Center of Chicago to view the film |
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Brenda Brkusic receiving flowers from Mary Tomacic after the screening |
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Father Zlatko Spehar, guardian of the Franciscan Monastery in Vukovar, Croatia with Brenda Brkusic |
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Father Jozo Grbes, pastor of St. Jerome Croatian Church in Chicago with Brenda Brkusic |
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Father Ljubo Krasic, director of Croatian Ethnic Institute in Chicago and Brenda Brkusic |
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Zorica Matkovic, Croatian Consul General of Chicago speaking to Brenda Brkusic |
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Joe Misurac, organizer for the Croatian American Club screening in Joliet, Illinois with Brenda Brkusic |
Fundraiser Screening
at St. Rafael's Parish in Manhattan, New York |
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Nick Krasnic, Anthony Dizdar, Brenda Brkusic, Nenad Bach |
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Brenda Brkusic meets viewers after the screening |
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Brenda Brkusic and Michael Kustra after the screening |
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Igor Sunara, Brenda Brkusic, John Kraljic after the screening |
| OTHER EVENTS |
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Michael Moore with Brenda Brkusic |
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Brenda Brkusic with actor Goran Visnjic |
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Michael York with Brenda Brkusic |
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Patricia York with Brenda Brkusic |
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenager
with Brenda Brkusic |
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Brenda Brkusic, Michael York, Pat York at a
gala in Orange County |
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LA sportscaster and news anchor Ed Arnold on
the set with Brenda Brkusic |
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Nenad Bach, Brenda Brkusic, John Savage promoting the film at the
Adopt-A-Minefield Gala in Beverly Hills |
| PRESS |
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Brenda Brkusic on the PBS show “Next Generation Filmmakers” |
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Brenda Brkusic discussing the film on the 88.9 FM KXLU Los Angeles radio
show “Center Stage” |
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Maria Hall-Brown and Anne Pulice interviewing Brenda Brkusic on the PBS “Real Orange” News Program
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Brenda Brkusic discussing the film with John Savage (not pictured) on the 88.9 FM KXLU Los Angeles radio show “Center Stage”
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| PRODUCTION |
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Congressman Dennis Kucinich and Brenda Brkusic after the interview |
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Congressman George Radanovich and Brenda Brkusic after the interview |
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Congressman George Radanovich and Brenda Brkusic preparing for the interview |
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Dianna Brkusic, Brenda Brkusic, John Savage, Tamara Klarin after recording
the narration |
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Dianna Brkusic, Michael York, Brenda Brkusic after recording the voice
over |
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an interview with C. Michael McAdams |
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Marko Dizdar revisits Lepoglava Prison in the film |
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preparing for an interview with Father Petar Bezina |
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shooting in Zagreb |
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actor Petar Cvirn in a scene from the film |
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preparing for a scene in the film |
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Brenda Brkusic and Actor Vladimir Sever after shooting in Lepoglava Prison |
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Brenda Brkusic working with the actors |
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Stipe Brkusic, Noelle Charles and Petar Cvirn after a scene on the island
of Hvar |
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a still from the film courtesy of Dr. Jerry Blaskovich |
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a still from the film courtesy of Anthony Dizdar |
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Dr. Jerry Blaskovich amidst the war zone |
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a still from the film – Chicago Croatians in demonstration |
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a scene from the film |
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a scene from the film |
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a scene from the film |
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a scene from the film |
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the production van |
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a scene from the film |
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a scene from the film |
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