The non-governmental organization "Da zaživi selo" will shoot a documentary film about the Ćehotina river, whose part of the stream, which the people of Pljevlja visited the most, was moved and turned into a canal due to the progress of mining operations.
"The NGO Da zavivi selo starts filming a documentary film about the Ćehotina river, with the aim of bringing back memories and hope to bring new generations back to the banks of the river, and in response to the return of the Ćehotina river bed to approximately its original bed by the Coal Mine due to the further progress of coal exploitation in the area of Potrlica and Kalušić. Witnesses of the past, present and future will take part in the film... The film will touch emotions, the primordial connection between man and the river, regret for the lost river and hope for a better tomorrow... We owe our Pljevlja citizen Vojkan Bojović, whose text "Ćotina - Ćotina
"Ćotina - Ćehotina... Rivers that no longer exist" was the initial idea for the filming of a documentary film, which at the same time approved the use of the author's text and photographs that most credibly testify to the coexistence of the people of Pljevlja with Ćehotin (Ćotina)", according to the announcement of the NGO Da žavivi selo with an invitation to the citizens of Pljevlja to contact them if they have old photos or texts from former bathing spots, socializing and fishing on Ćehotina, with an emphasis on the part of the river from Durutović to Ševar.
It is the part of the Ćehotina stream that the people of Pljevlja visited the most, before the Rijeka was moved, and its original bed was dug up by the Coal Mine.
"We also welcome all those citizens who have something nice to say about Ćehotina from the past, as witnesses of a time that should be returned to future generations. The story of the river that no longer exists, by Vojkan Bojović, brings back memories of the coexistence of the people of Pljevlja with the river, when the river was loved and its banks were protected... until the era of exploitation, which was still going on, separated the unbreakable union of people and the river. Exploitation tore the river away from the city, turned it into a canal, and turned the former river into a collector. Thus, over time, losing memories, with the arrival of new generations, the Ćehotina river becomes forgotten. The river is life and the river is a reflection of the (non)culture of the citizens", said the NGO.
The filming and editing of the documentary film was entrusted to a professional studio from
from Danilovgrad, sponsored by Pljevlja Coal Mine and Global GreenGrants Fund.
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