“Through our actions, we can highlight that the system isn’t good enough […] We no longer want to wait for the state to do something, for someone else to do something, for a neighbour to do something, therefore I’ll do something. I’m the one.”
So speaks our own Dragana Katić, volunteer leader of Trash Hero Beograd in Serbia, in this mini-documentary. This is the first episode in a year-long series produced by Eho animato, as part of an inspiring project that artistically examines the problems of social apathy and absence of agency in dealing with one of the most concerning issues of our times – the environment.
“The Ways of the Heroes” is an international, multi-year project of 7 partner organisations that intends to emphasise and share the stories of the many individuals acting for good in their communities, but who perhaps are not visible enough. Inspired by Ibsen’s play, An Enemy of the People, which questions the impact of individuals on the community and vice versa, the project focuses on bringing stories of these hidden heroes to international audiences. Theatre, videos, public space performances, exhibitions, illustrated books for children and online campaigns are the means that will be used to share these stories.
We are very grateful to have been featured in this work and look forward to following the project’s progress.
Director: Ana Konstantinović
Scriptwriter: Tamara Baračkov
Cinematographer: Milovan Ilić
Editor: Marija Kovačina
Composer: Yorgos Doussos
Assistant director: Željko Maksimović
Color grading & aerial footage: Ivan Nikolić
Production: Eho animato, July 2021
Co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
Supported by Belgrade City Council and Ministry of Culture of Republic of Serbia.
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