International Center for Cultural Studies

2025/06/03｜Film Screening & Discussion｜The Ethics of Human and Artistic Resistance II: THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT

2025-06-03

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Film Screening & Discussion

The Ethics of Human and Artistic Resistance II

THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT

Shortlisted: the Live Action Short Category - Oscar 2025

Genre: Drama/Short, 13 mins, 2024

Director: Nebojša Slijepčević, Director and Producer (online participation)

Producer: Katarina Prpić, Producer (Antitalent d.o.o.) (online participation)

Discussant: Alain Brossat, Professor Emeritus, University of Paris 8 Saint Denis (online participation)

Moderator: Dr. Merima Omeragić, Postdoctoral Fellow, International Center for Cultural Studies, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Time: 2025/6/3 17:00 - 19:00

Venue: Room 106A, HA Building II, Hsinchu Guangfu Campus, NYCU

Format:

In-person film screening

Hybrid (in-person + online) discussion

Zoom Access:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89142886128?pwd=9rT2HADVaaGMOfqW3eXLOFELbARmzB.1

Meeting ID: 891 4288 6128

Passcode: 043710

Synopsis

In the middle of winter, a passenger train is stopped by paramilitary forces. As they arrest innocent civilians, only one man out of 500 dares to stand up to them. This is the true story of a man who could not remain silent.

Director’s Statement

The film is based on a horrific crime committed in Bosnia 30 years ago. There are three sides to every crime: the perpetrators, the victims, and the witnesses. I was particularly interested in the third group. We approached the film as if it were happening today, and as if this situation was happening to us, here. It's easy to imagine that the passengers on the train are someone else, but they could easily be us, and in a way - they are. Acts of violence take place around us daily. Locally, it’s not as extreme as during the war in former Yugoslavia, but globally - it is even more extreme. And each of us is faced with the question posed by the film’s protagonist: should we stand up to violence even if we are not its immediate target?

Organizers

International Center for Cultural Studies, NYCU—Sub-project 6: Social Intervention and Artistic Production

International Master's Degree Program in Asian Cultural Studies, NYCU