His second book, red summer, looks at his time fishing for salmon in alaska. Auction friday 15th may 2020 has been postponed till a later date. 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. Bill carter is the critically acclaimed author of three nonfiction books fools rush in, red. 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. Feb 01, 2005 this lively book is like good morning vietnam crossed with a conrad novel, the times dantes inferno for the mtv generation. He is the author of fools rush in, his memoirs of working for an aid agency during the. A story about copper, the metal that runs the world won the arizonanew mexico book award. The film miss sarajevo is a documentary by bill carter about a beauty pageant held in the midst of besieged sarajevo, capital of bosniaherzegovina. 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. He is the author of fools rush in, his memoirs of working for an aid agency during the war in bosnia and herzegovina.
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. Fools rush in is a memoir of his time in sarajevo during the terrible war years of the early 1990s, and red. I changed into my lavender dress to match our keynote speaker, bill carter, and headed out with him to the rock and roll hall of fame. He directed the documentary film miss sarajevo, which consists of amateur video material he shot during his stay in the. Bill carters film miss sarajevo will screen at the santa ynez valley grange hall on thursday, may 15, at 8 p. Bill carter 1 bill carter disambiguation author division bill carter is composed of at least 3 distinct authors, divided by their works. 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. Equipped with a simple handheld camera carter captured the story of young people stuck in sarajevo during the siege from 1992 to 1996.
Bill carter at the u2 conference life with u2 medium. Miss sarajevo protests the war in bosnia and herzegovina. The cellist of sarajevo by steven galloway, people of the book by geraldine brooks, zlatas diary. In 2009 he was recognized with honorary citizenship to the city of sarajevo, a role typically reserved for heads of state. U2 would show live satellite link ups with carter during the zoo tv tour. Othis book is like good morning vietnam crossed with a conrad novel. His documentary film, miss sarajevo, was awarded the international monitor award, the golden hugo award, and the maverick director award. Bill being interviewed at the sarajevo international film festival. Buy fools rush in book online at best prices in india on. His third book on the global copper industry, boom bust boom, will be out in september 2012. 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. Bill carter is a former commercial fisherman and an awardwinning documentary filmmaker and photographer. The documentary took carter to sarajevo in the winter of 1993 and he lived there during the conflict. Published in britain to great acclaim a startling, gutwrenching memoir of war, personal dissolution, and rebirth based on the authors experiences in bosnia.
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. He has written for mens journal, outside, rolling stone, and spin. Bill carter s film miss sarajevo will screen at the santa ynez valley grange hall on thursday, may 15, at 8 p. A story about copper, the metal that runs the world won the arizonanew mexico book award for nonfiction in 20. For more information on miss sarajevo or to see some of bill carters photographs taken during his time in bosnia, please visit his website. Since his work in sarajevo, carter has continued to travel the world and has written for various publications including mens journal, spin and propaganda. Bill carter currently lives in northern arizona and is busy working on a novel and various documentary projects. Equipped with a simple handheld camera carter captured the.
Bill carters fools rush in has got to be one of the finest memoirs ever written. 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. Feb 21, 2004 fools rush in by bill carter doubleday. What a guide bill carter turns out to be to the hell of sarajevo during the bosnian war. Bill carter is in his twenties and joins a caravan of circuslike vehicles and. 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 carter some trips are chosen, others choose you. 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.
In the midst of one of the interminable winters of the bosnian war the observer asked me to follow an aid convoy to sarajevo. Carter chronicled his time there in his new book, fools rush in. Go to the disambiguation page to edit author name combination and separation. Carters sarajevo,bih, sarajevo, bosnia and herzegovina.
He teaches journalism and film at northern arizona university. 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. Jun 22, 2011 in 1993, writer bill carter went to sarajevo, bosnia, then in the middle of europes most devastating postwwii conflict. A passionate witness on the road to sarajevo biography books. Bill carter has produced and directed several documentaries, including the awardwinning miss sarajevo, which succeeded in bringing international attention and outrage to the plight of the wartorn region. May, 2008 bill carter, a native californian, grew up on a worm farm near the banks of the sacramento river. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. 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. Carter joins a maverick aid organization, the serious road trip, and dodges snipers to deliver food and supplies to those.
Alex chadwick talks with writer bill carter about his experience in sarajevo. Bill carters miss sarajevo is a startling portrait of the capital of bosnia when it was under siege. Id purchased the book when it first came out, but was infatuated with my boyfriend at the time and made little time for reading. 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. Bill carter s miss sarajevo is a startling portrait of the capital of bosnia when it was under siege. Bill carter has written the acclaimed memoirs fools rush in and red summer, and directed the awardwinning. His third book is due out in september of this year. 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 worked with aid groups and shot film while dodging bullets and.
The people of sarajevo were there because they could not leave. The footage from the video came from bill carter s documentary miss sarajevo. The siege of sarajevo in the early 1990s was just such a place. Buy fools rush in book online at low prices in india. 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. Carter s first book, fools rush in, is about his experiences handdelivering 1,200 tons of food during the bosnian war and takes the. The trip hated journalists on the whole but carter was an exception. Hes a 2014 living now book awards silver medalist and 20 aznm book award winner. 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. The film miss sarajevo is a documentary by bill carter about a beauty pageant held in the midst of wartorn sarajevo, bosnia and herzegovina. Writers view of sarajevo war to become film reuters. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. 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.
He is the author of fools rush in, his memoirs of working for an aid agency during the war in bosnia an. Carter went on from sarajevo to write for magazines like spin and rolling stone. When tragedy strikes bill carter s life he finds himself drawn to a war zone. O the london times oafter reading foolos rush in, you may. Carter travelled to sarajevo in the winter of 1993 to offer humanitarian aid and quickly found himself in the heart of the conflict. Bill carter is a producer and director, known for miss sarajevo 1995, miss sarajevo and remember me 2018. In the winter of 1993 he went to sarajevo, bosnia with a humanitarian aid group delivering food and supplies dressed as a clown.
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. Filmmaker bill carter documents the human face of war. 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 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. Explains what happened in sarajevo and bosnia better than any book on the. 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. Explains what happened in sarajevo and bosnia better than any book on the subject that i have read. Terug in sarajevo bedenkt carter een geniale oplossing. 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.
Born in 1966, he has spent the last 15 years traveling the globe, visiting and living in over 40 countries. Carter travelled to sarajevo in the winter of 1993 to offer humanitarian aid. 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. After graduating from uc santa cruz he traveled asia for two years, where he studied chinese and built a home in indonesia. Bill carters memoir of his time in bosnia, fools rush in, is available in paperback. Bill carter, a native californian, is an awardwinning documentary filmmaker, photographer and journalist. Winner of the international monitor award, golden hugo, and themaverick director award newport beach film festival. Sarajevo books goodreads meet your next favorite book. He directed the documentary film miss sarajevo, which consists of amateur video material he shot during his stay in the besieged city of sarajevo. When tragedy strikes bill carters life he finds himself drawn to an unlikely place bosnia, in the midst of its civil war. May 18, 2006 what a guide bill carter turns out to be to the hell of sarajevo during the bosnian war. 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. To stand there with the people in the film and the book my friendsexperiencing this was something insane. Filmmaker bill carter documents the human face of war the.
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