By Amra Alirejsovic
Los Angeles, California
26 April 2007
 

Harun Mehmedinovic is a young Bosnian-American filmmaker who is studying at the American Film Institute (A.F.I.) in California, one of the most prestigious film schools in the world. His latest short film is "In the Name of the Son," a film that begins during the war in Bosnia during the early ‘90s and ends in present day America. It is a story of survival and living with guilt. VOA's Amra Alirejsovic caught up with the film's director and stars in Los Angeles. Jim Bertel narrates.

Harun Mehmedinovic

Harun Mehmedinovic created "In the Name of the Son" as his master's thesis for school but is gaining plaudits far beyond the classroom. The film will be featured at this year's Bosnia Herzegovinian Film Festival in New York City in May (May 11 - 12).

Bosnian actor Zeljko Dimic says it was difficult preparing to play the Bosnian Serb father who kills his son.

Zeljko Dimic

Sergej Trifunovic plays the dead boy's friend who eventually moves to the U.S. "I think this movie is very human, very touching and disturbing at the same time. But it is also very important, because it does not take sides."

A scene from "In the Name of the Son"

As he prepares to graduate from A.F.I., Mehmedinovic says his next goal is to make a full-length feature film.