One of Bosnia's most historic Orthodox churches is being rebuilt
SHOTLIST
Mostar - 10 May, 2008
1. Wide destroyed church with the city of Mostar in background
2. Mid of destroyed ruins of church
3. Close of priests holding a service at the ruins with cross in background
4. Wide of religious service
5. Mid of church in ruins
6. Various of rubble of church
7. Wide of church arch
8. Mid of young woman lighting a candle
9. Close of woman lighting a candle and crossing herself
10. SOUNDBITE: (Serbian) Radivoje Krulj, Mostar Parish Priest
We're glad that we're holding a service to mark the start of the rebuilding of our church of holy trinity in Mostar. This church was built at a very difficult time for us, orthodox, here. It is a symbol of reunification, and it is a place of gathering and a place of life for all Orthodox Christians in Mostar.
11. Wide of man looking at posters
12. Close of man's face while reading exhibits
13. Close of poster
14. Wide of woman reading exhibit
15. Various of congregation member wanting to donate money to priest
16. UPSOUND : (Serbian) Milorad Seslija, Orthodox believer, church donator,Serb refugee
I live here all my life, I'm a pensioner and it is not much.
17. SOUNDBITE: (Serbian) Milorad Seslija, Orthodox believer, church donator,Serb refugee
I've been going to this holy temple for 50 years. Since I was a boy until I left this city. I wish to see this church again while I'm still alive. I have a heart disease, but this is my fatherland, and all I have is here.
18. Wide of rubble close to church site
19. Close of arch
20. Wide of church service
21. Mid of service
22. Close of priests holding service
23. Wide of ruins of church
24. SOUNDBITE: (Serbian) Radivoje Krulj, Mostar Parish Priest
I'm sure that life will be brought back to us, orthodox, when this church is rebuilt. We will get a new quality of life, and the other dimension is that the church will unify all those who want to live in peace, and all those want to live side by side here in Mostar.
25. Wide of church arch and city of Mostar in background
26. Mid of ruins of church with mosque in background
27. Various of cross on hill above ruins of church
LEAD IN:
A new lease of life is being given to one of Bosnia's oldest Orthodox shrines.
After sixteen years since being destroyed by the ravages of war, a new chapter in the history of Mostar's Serbian Orthodox Cathedral is being written.
STORYLINE:
An historic church service is being conducted in the ruins of the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, in Mostar.
Known as the Holy Trinity, the shrine is considered one of the most important Orthodox places of worship for followers of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Built in 1873 the cathedral once boasted the tallest altar in the Balkans, a gift from the Russian Czar, Alexander II.
However during the bloody conflict of the 1990s, the church was completely destroyed by Croatian troops.
Now, after years in disrepair, a service is being held to mark a new beginning in the troubled history of the building.
The service commemorates the start of raising funds for the restoration works.
It is estimated that it will cost EUR 8 million (around $12 million US Dollars) to rebuild the cathedral.
Radivoje Krulj, Mostar's parish priest, says the church is an important place for all the local Orthodox Christians.
It is hoped the rebuilding of the church will bring the local community closer.
The Serbian Orthodox community has certainly been through difficult times, with many fleeing the city after the church was burnt down.
Most fled to the city, Trebinje, which was under the control of Bosnian Serb forces.
Yet, some of those who fled have made the journey back to help in fundraising the money necessary for the reconstruction.
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Orthodox monks make wine
Trebinje valley - October 2007
1. Wide Trebinje valley
2. Wide Tvrdos monastery
3. Mid monk hitting the wood - calling up other monks for prayer
4. Mid monastery exterior
5. Close up church gate
6. SOUNDBITE: (Serbian) Sava Miric, head monk (as he walks through the monastery):
This monastery has been built by the Byzantine king Constantine and his mother Jelena in 4th century. This is confirmed with recent archaeological excavations when they found a foundation stone from 4th century and Byzantine tombs from 5th century.
7. Wide interior of the church
8. Close up icons on the walls of the church
9. Wide of vineyard with traditionally dressed woman arriving
10. Mid vineyard
11. Close up grapes
12. Women dressed in traditional costume picking grapes
13. Close up woman picks grapes
14. Wide women picking grapes
15. Close up old wine jug hanging on the wall of the monastery
16. Wide monk pouring raw wine into barrel
17. Close up raw wine
18. Mid monk working on the wine
19. Close up wine in the barrel
20. Wide of the underground wine cellar with monk entering
21. Walking shot of the monk through the cellar
22. Pan of oak barrels
23. Mid of monk pouring wine from the barrel and tasting it
24. Close up monk drinking wine
25. SOUNDBITE: (Serbian) Sava Miric, head monk
Why do we make wine and bread? Because this is the beginning of everything, the best, the purest of all God's creations. We take this wine and bring it to God as our gift, at our prayers. At church service this wine turns into blood of Christ, and by consuming it, we became part of Christ's body. In this way, we are closer to God and we become part of his church.
26. Monk rings bell for prayers
27. Wide monks praying inside church
28. Mid monks praying
29. Close up monks reading the bible
30. Wide town of Trebinje
31. Close up monk putting label stickers on the bottle of wine
32. Wide monastery wine shop
33. Pan man entering the shop
34. Mid monk selling bottles of wine
35. Close up Tvrdos Monastery wine label
36. Wide bottles of wine
Sarajevo - October 2007
37. Wide waiter opens the bottle of Monastery wine and pours it to sommelier (wine taster)
38. Tilt up sommelier smells the cork of the bottle
39. Close up sommelier swills (shakes) the wine in the glass
40. Mid sommelier smells the wine and tastes it
41. Mid bottles of wine
42. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barbara Pribozic-Leka, a certified Slovenian sommelier (wine taster)
Definitely, I would say that it is more than average. It is a high quality wine, which should be specially well drunk in combination with food. It is a rebellish, a rebellion wine when you drink it by itself. But with raw steak or pepper steak it is the best combination of food and wine.
43. Wide sommelier and waiter drink up the glass of wine.
LEAD IN:
The orthodox monks of southern Bosnia make a distinctive wine, which they say is one way of celebrating God.
The red wine has gained fame locally and has become highly prized.
STORYLINE:
There has been a Christian monastery in the Trebinje valley in southern Bosnia since the 4th century.
Here the eleven monks devote themselves to the service of God, with their respected wine.
Head monk, Sava Miric, tells the history of the Tvrdos monastic settlement, confirming that recent archaeological finds prove that the monastery existed in Byzantine times.
The Byzantine era began with the foundation of the eastern Roman Empire in the fourth century, to the fall of the Empire's capital to the Ottoman Turks in 1453.
The monastery's own history has been turbulent, and it was burnt to the ground on several occasions.
It was rebuilt by donations from Orthodox Serbs in the United States in late 18th century.
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