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Bono made a surprise appearance at the Sarajevo Film Festival this evening, where he accompanied the crew behind the U2-inspired Bosnian war documentary Kiss The Future, which opened the festival.
Bono was joined by his U2 band member The Edge on the red carpet at Bosnia’s National Theatre alongside CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour, who also features in the doc, during which she recounts her time as a young reporter covering the Bosnian conflict.
Directed by filmmaker Nenad Cicin-Sain, Kiss the Future tells the story of the underground community that continued to work and live throughout the 1990s siege of Sarajevo. Amid the breakup of Yugoslavia, the citizens of Sarajevo woke up to find their city under siege and wider Bosnia at war.
In a far-fetched scheme inspired by local resistance, Bill Carter, an American aid worker living in Sarajevo, reached out to the world’s biggest band at that time, U2, to see if they could help raise global awareness of the conflict. The band agreed, and across the summer of 1993, their ZOO TV Tour featured live satellite interviews with local Sarajevans who described their plight to concert-goers. When those interviews ended, the band pledged to perform in the city once the conflict was over. Kiss the Future follows the story of that pledge, with a post-war concert that saw U2 play to over 45,000 local fans in the liberated city.
The pic debuted at the Berlin Film Festival in February and was produced by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Sarah Anthony, who were not in attendance in Sarajevo this evening.
This year’s Sarajevo Film Festival runs from August 11-18, 2023. The official selection sees 49 films compete for Heart of Sarajevo awards across its four competition sections –
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Bono surprised attendees at the Sarajevo Film Festival in Bosnia with an a cappella rendition of Bob Marley‘s ‘Redemption Song’ – watch the moment below.The frontman and The Edge were present at the film festival for a special screening of U2‘s Kiss The Future documentary when the legendary Irish vocalist hopped on the mic to serenade the crowd.Fans quickly joined in to sing along to the track after Bono unexpected belted out the opening lines to the Bob Marley classic. Watch a clip of the performance below.#Bono & #TheEdge at the #SarajevoFilmFestival for #KissTheFuture: "Redemption Song"Video © @28th_sff"When Bono's voice meets the silver screen.
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Christopher Vourlias U2 frontman Bono made a surprise appearance Friday night at the opening ceremony of the Sarajevo Film Festival, with the Irish pop star leading a rapturous crowd in a cappella rendition of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.” The legendary vocalist, appearing alongside bandmate the Edge, took the stage after an emotional screening of “Kiss the Future,” director Nenad Cicin-Sain’s documentary, produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, about U2’s relationship with war-torn Sarajevo in the 1990s. Based on American-born aid worker Bill Carter’s “Fools Rush in: A Memoir,” the film chronicles the band’s efforts to publicize the plight of the city’s besieged civilians during the Bosnian War.
Phoebe Bridgers made a surprise appearance on stage with Christian Lee Hutson last night (August 10) as he performed at an Øya spin-off show.The gig took place at Oslo’s Vulkan Arena concert hall, with the singer-songwriter headlining the venue as part of his ongoing tour.Bridgers joined the artist during the show to perform ‘Lose This Number’ together – watch footage of the moment below. She has previously teamed up with Hutson on stage at last year’s The Ally Coalition benefit gig and during a television appearance on CBS Mornings.
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