City of Memories

“City of Memories” is a short film about Belgrade’s informal architecture and the political and personal histories embedded within it. Many of these structures emerged in the years following the Yugoslav wars and became witnesses to a city shaped by bureaucracy, transformation and resistance.

The film gives the buildings a voice, treating them as characters that carry the memories, hopes and conflicts of the people around them. Through this perspective, it argues for the value of informal architecture as an integral part of Belgrade’s identity.

I worked as director of photography and editor. The film was created as part of Mara Siegel’s graduation project and shown at the Design Academy Eindhoven Graduation Show during Dutch Design Week 2019.