Kiss the Future: U2 and Sarajevo's Wartime Rock Rebellion Documentary Premieres at Berlinale

The documentary 'Kiss the Future,' produced by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Sarah Anthony, and Drew Vinton and directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain, had its world premiere at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival. The film, based on Bill S. Carter's 2004 memoir 'Fools Rush In,' recounts how the band U2 helped draw global attention to the siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. In 1993, during the ZOO TV tour, U2 used a live satellite link to allow Sarajevans to speak directly to concert audiences. After the war ended, the band fulfilled a promise to perform in Sarajevo in 1997, playing to 45,000 people in the liberated city. The documentary highlights how music and art served as acts of rebellion against the brutality of the conflict.