Bill carter is a producer and director, known for miss sarajevo 1995, miss sarajevo and remember me 2018. Carter chronicled his time there in his new book, fools rush in. Youll shed your share of tears at the madness, cruelty and mindless slaughter and suffering that went on, but youll also be laughing your butt off between bouts of deep sadness. Bill carters memoir is the heart wrenching story of how he found himself in this sevenmile by onemile prison and the filming of the awardwinning documentary, miss sarajevo, that would be made famous by the band u2. He is the author of fools rush in, his memoirs of working for an aid agency during the war in bosnia and herzegovina. He directed the documentary film miss sarajevo, which consists of amateur video material he shot during his stay in the. Othis book is like good morning vietnam crossed with a conrad novel. The documentary took carter to sarajevo in the winter of 1993 and he lived there during the conflict. Carters sarajevo,bih, sarajevo, bosnia and herzegovina. In the winter of 1993 he went to sarajevo, bosnia with a humanitarian aid group delivering food and supplies dressed as a clown.
Bill carter, a native californian, is an awardwinning documentary filmmaker, photographer and journalist. His second book, red summer schaffner press, chronicles carters four years commercial salmon fishing in a remote village on the shores of bristol bay, alaska. Filmmaker bill carter documents the human face of war the. May 09, 2005 alex chadwick talks with writer bill carter about his experience in sarajevo during the mid1990s, when the city was under siege by bosnian serbs. What a guide bill carter turns out to be to the hell of sarajevo during the bosnian war. In 1993, he landed in sarajevo during the bosnian war and joined the serious road trip, an unofficial aid organization that delivered food to children. Boom, bust, boom is an account of the allpervasive presence of copper in our lives and its cost on our health, economy, and our environment with a beautifully interwoven personal. Bill tells a great personal story of the siege of sarajevo and with the help of u2 help bring the worlds focus back to were it belonged, on the besieged bosnians held up in there captive capital. Bill carter is the critically acclaimed author of three nonfiction books fools rush in, red. In the modern heart of darkness, the besieged city of sarajevo, we meet a man. Equipped with a simple handheld camera carter captured the story of young people stuck in sarajevo during the siege from 1992 to 1996.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. A passionate witness on the road to sarajevo biography books. The u2 connection bill carter has had a long and varied career as an assistant director, bartender, adobe mason, firefighter, commercial fisherman, photographer, journalist and filmmaker. Buy fools rush in book online at low prices in india. Miss sarajevo protests the war in bosnia and herzegovina. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Since his work in sarajevo, carter has continued to travel the world and has written for various publications including mens journal, spin and propaganda. Sarajevo books goodreads meet your next favorite book.
Oddly and inspiringly, he finds some heaven there bono this lively book is like good morning vietnam crossed with a conrad novel the times show more. He has written for mens journal, outside, rolling stone, and spin. I had a chance to visit with him and talk about where he has come from, what he is doing now, and how it influences the way he thinks about being a parent. Bill carters miss sarajevo is a startling portrait of the capital of bosnia when it was under siege. Auction friday 15th may 2020 has been postponed till a later date. Behind the scenes with miss sarajevo part 1 november 27, 2002 bill carter beamed a warzone into the zoo tv tour and produced the road to sarajevo, a classic cut on the forthcoming best. Bill carter 1 bill carter disambiguation author division bill carter is composed of at least 3 distinct authors, divided by their works. Hes a 2014 living now book awards silver medalist and 20 aznm book award winner. When tragedy strikes bill carters life he finds himself drawn to an unlikely place bosnia, in the midst of its civil war. He teaches journalism and film at northern arizona university.
Bono described carters memoir as dantes inferno for the mtv generation. A story about copper, the metal that runs the world won the arizonanew mexico book award for nonfiction in 20. When tragedy strikes bill carter s life he finds himself drawn to a war zone. The footage from the video came from bill carter s documentary miss sarajevo. In 2009 he was recognized with honorary citizenship to the city of sarajevo, a role typically reserved for heads of state. Carter joins a maverick aid organization, the serious road trip, and dodges snipers to deliver food and supplies to those. Hes the director of the documentary film, miss sarajevo produced by bono of the irish rock band u2 and author of the books fools rush in and red summer. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The film miss sarajevo is a documentary by bill carter about a beauty pageant held in the midst of wartorn sarajevo, bosnia and herzegovina. Alex chadwick talks with writer bill carter about his experience in sarajevo. Terug in sarajevo bedenkt carter een geniale oplossing.
Explains what happened in sarajevo and bosnia better than any book on the. He is also the author of fools rush in schaffner press, a memoir that tells the story of his time in sarajevo and the love story that propelled him to go there in the first place. Born in 1966, he has spent the last 15 years traveling the globe, visiting and living in over 40 countries. Carter went on from sarajevo to write for magazines like spin and rolling stone. In the modern heart of darkness, the besieged city of sarajevo, we meet a man rebuilding the ruins of his former self in the most unlikely of places. His third book on the global copper industry, boom bust boom, will be out in september 2012.
Bill carters memoir of his time in bosnia, fools rush in, is available in paperback. Fools rush in is a memoir of his time in sarajevo during the terrible war years of the early 1990s, and red. Carters odjeca i aksesoari za bebe i djecu od 08 godina. O the london times oafter reading foolos rush in, you may. Explains what happened in sarajevo and bosnia better than any book on the subject that i have read. Fools rush in is a memoir of his time in sarajevo during the terrible war years of the early 1990s, and red summer is about his experiences as a salmon. May, 2008 bill carter, a native californian, grew up on a worm farm near the banks of the sacramento river. Equipped with a simple handheld camera carter captured the. Bill being interviewed at the sarajevo international film festival. Bill carter at the u2 conference life with u2 medium. His third book is due out in september of this year. Bill carter has written the acclaimed memoirs fools rush in and red summer, and directed the awardwinning.
Bill carter s miss sarajevo is a startling portrait of the capital of bosnia when it was under siege. Bill carter is the director of the awardwinning documentary film miss sarajevo, which includes personal accounts from his experiences delivering aid to the besieged city of sarajevo during the bosnian war. The siege of sarajevo in the early 1990s was just such a place. Writers view of sarajevo war to become film reuters. The may 26 arrest of accused war criminal ratko mladic, after 16 years on the run, brought back memories for bill carter none of them cheerful. He directed the documentary film miss sarajevo, which consists of amateur video material he shot during his stay in the besieged city of sarajevo. Carter s first book, fools rush in, is about his experiences handdelivering 1,200 tons of food during the bosnian war and takes the. He worked with aid groups and shot film while dodging bullets and. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Bill carter but is was as a humanitarian aid worker in the bosnian war that carter found a way to utilize all his talents and experience to bring the bosnian war to the attention of millions. His documentary film, miss sarajevo, was awarded the international monitor award, the golden hugo award, and the maverick director award. Feb 01, 2005 this lively book is like good morning vietnam crossed with a conrad novel, the times dantes inferno for the mtv generation. Feb 21, 2004 fools rush in by bill carter doubleday. A story about copper, the metal that runs the world won the arizonanew mexico book award.
For more information on miss sarajevo or to see some of bill carters photographs taken during his time in bosnia, please visit his website. Bill carter is a former commercial fisherman and an awardwinning documentary filmmaker and photographer. Id purchased the book when it first came out, but was infatuated with my boyfriend at the time and made little time for reading. Filmmaker bill carter documents the human face of war. Published on jun 10, 2015 bill carter speaks about his experience living in sarajevo during the war in yugoslavia in the 1990s as well as getting involved with u2 and using media to tell stories. Buy fools rush in book online at best prices in india on. For the long answer, read the book i wrote about it, fools rush in. The siege of sarajevo was the siege of the capital of bosnia and herzegovina, and the longest of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. The film miss sarajevo is a documentary by bill carter about a beauty pageant held in the midst of besieged sarajevo, capital of bosniaherzegovina. In the midst of one of the interminable winters of the bosnian war the observer asked me to follow an aid convoy to sarajevo. The trip hated journalists on the whole but carter was an exception.
U2 would show live satellite link ups with carter during the zoo tv tour. After graduating from uc santa cruz he traveled asia for two years, where he studied chinese and built a home in indonesia. After being initially besieged by the forces of the yugoslav peoples army, sarajevo was besieged by the army of republika srpska from 5 april 1992 to 29 february 1996 1,425 days during the bosnian war. Carter travelled to sarajevo in the winter of 1993 to offer humanitarian aid. Carters first book, fools rush in, was about his experiences handdelivering 1,200 tons of food during the bosnian war and takes the reader on an emotional journey from alaska to sarajevo to the southwest u.
Bill carter is the director of the awardwinning documentary film miss sarajevo, a surreal and startling portrait of sarajevo, the capital city of bosnia, during the height of the citys siege, which includes personal accounts from his experiences delivering aid to the besieged city of sarajevo during the bosnian war. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Jun 22, 2011 in 1993, writer bill carter went to sarajevo, bosnia, then in the middle of europes most devastating postwwii conflict. Bill carter s memoir is the heart wrenching story of how he found himself in this sevenmile by onemile prison and the filming of the awardwinning documentary, miss sarajevo, that would be made famous by the band u2. Bill carter some trips are chosen, others choose you. Life under siege bill carter, an american, didnt know much about the war in bosnia, but somehow he ended up in sarajevo, the city under siege for almost four years. Feb 10, 2011 3 miss sarajevo bill carter another moving personal tale of personal struggles and how by as much accident as fate one ends up in besieged sarajevo. Winner of the international monitor award, golden hugo, and themaverick director award newport beach film festival. Bill carter currently lives in northern arizona and is busy working on a novel and various documentary projects.
Bill carters film miss sarajevo will screen at the santa ynez valley grange hall on thursday, may 15, at 8 p. He is the author of fools rush in, his memoirs of working for an aid agency during the. Go to the disambiguation page to edit author name combination and separation. To stand there with the people in the film and the book my friendsexperiencing this was something insane. Published in britain to great acclaim a startling, gutwrenching memoir of war, personal dissolution, and rebirth based on the authors experiences in bosnia. His second book, red summer, looks at his time fishing for salmon in alaska. Bill carter is in his twenties and joins a caravan of circuslike vehicles and. It is amazing to see how even with no food, water, or hope people mange to survive, socialize, and even shoot movies and make music. The winner was a 17yearold blonde named inela nogic. The cellist of sarajevo by steven galloway, people of the book by geraldine brooks, zlatas diary. Bill carter, maker of the film, equipped with a simple handheld camera manages to capture and tell the story of young people stuck in sarajevo during the siege from 1992 to 1996, the longest in modern history.
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