Sniper Alley – To my brother
Film screening and Q&A – 16 October 2025
The documentary Sniper Alley – to my brother by filmmakers Cristiana Lucia Grilli and Francesco Toscani tells the story of Dzemil Hodzic and his extraordinary project ‘Sniper Alley’, in which he collects images from world-renowned war photographers from the period of the siege of Sarajevo from 1992 to 1996. On 3 May 1995, Dzemil and his brother Amel were playing outside when a sniper started shooting at them. Amel died in his mother’s arms at the age of 16. That moment inevitably marked Dzemil’s childhood.
Over the years, Dzemil set up a huge project involving the world’s greatest photojournalists who had documented the siege of Sarajevo and photographed many children, including Amel. Sniper Alley quickly became a treasure for the community.
Dzemil’s story forms the core of this documentary, around which the stories of different people unfold, each in their own direction, like many branches of a tree. Men and women who have chosen to stand on the right side of history, regardless of ethnicity and political ideology.
Q&A
The film screening will be followed by an online Q&A with Dzemil Hodzic, Cristiana Lucia Grilli, Francesco Toscani and photographer Mario Boccia (his exhibition can be viewed until 17 October in the foyer of the Brantijser, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp).