The Chicken

Synopsis

As a present for her 6th birthday, Selma gets a live chicken. When she realises the animal is going to be killed to feed the family, she decides to save it and set it free, unaware of the high stakes such action will lead to. While trying to bring back the missing chicken, Selma's mum becomes the target of a sniper shoot. It's Sarajevo, year running 1993.

Directors' Biography

Una Gunjak is a Sarajevo born, London based director and editor. Previously she studied Film at the University of Torino and Editing at the National Film and TV School in UK, where she graduated with an MA.