Miran Zupanič (1961) je zaključil študij prava in filmske režije na ljubljanski univerzi. V dokumentarnih filmih se osredotoča na usode posameznikov v prelomnih zgodovinskih trenutkih: Tek za življenje (1990) je bil prvi slovenski dokumentarec o Golem otoku, najtežjem političnem zaporu nekdanje Jugoslavije. Oči Bosne (1993) so bile posnete med krvavo vojno v Bosni in Hercegovini. Kocbek, pesnik v pogrezu zgodovine (2004) obravnava življenjsko pot pesnika in duhovnega revolucionarja Edvarda Kocbeka. Aufbiks! (2006) v igrano-dokumentarni formi rekonstruira nacionalne boje med Slovenci in Nemci v Celju na prehodu iz 19. v 20. stoletje. Otroci s Petrička (2007) temeljijo na intervjujih s potomci domnevnih ali dejanskih sodelavcev nacistov, ki so jih jugoslovanske oblasti po koncu 2. svetovne vojne usmrtile, njihove otroke pa zaprle v taborišče Petriček. Moj prijatelj Mujo (2012) je film o Muji Turajliću, ki je v eksploziji mine izgubil obe roki, a z neuklonljivo življenjsko močjo obdeluje zemljo in skrbi za družino. Dokumentarec Poj mi pesem (2018) je kompleksen portret glasbenika Vlada Kreslina in njegovih raznolikih publik. Dokumentarni film Sarajevo safari (2022) razkriva javnosti prej neznano zgodbo o tujcih, ki so plačevali za to, da so smeli streljati na prebivalce obleganega Sarajeva.
Miran Zupanič piše scenarije in režira tudi igrane filme: Operacija Cartier (1991), Radio.doc (1995), Barabe! (2001), Igra s pari (2009), Zmaga, ali kako je Maks Bikec zasukal kolo zgodovine (2011). Od leta 1997 poučuje filmsko režijo na Akademiji za gledališče, radio, film in televizijo Univerze v Ljubljani.

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During the many dramatic episodes of the siege of Sarajevo in the years 1992 to 1996, the story of the human safari remained hidden from the public. It was known to a select few that during the siege of Sarajevo, in addition to the Army of the Republika Srpska, volunteers and mercenaries, another small and mysterious group was working on the Serbian side. These were wealthy foreigners who paid high sums to be allowed to shoot at the inhabitants of besieged Sarajevo. The film gives the viewer an inkling of the absolute evil that hides under the masks of humanity, and at the same time brings an insight into the fate of those whose lives were changed forever by sniper bullets. Along with their suffering, it brings the viewer closer to their wisdom and strength of will to live.

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Miran Zupanič (1961) completed his studies in law and film directing at the University of Ljubljana. In documentaries, he focuses on the destinies of individuals in pivotal historical moments: Running for Life (1990) was the first Slovenian documentary about Gole Otok, the toughest political prison in the former Yugoslavia. The Eyes of Bosnia (1993) was filmed during the bloody war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kocbek, a poet in the abyss of history (2004) deals with the life path of the poet and spiritual revolutionary Edvard Kocbek. Aufbiks! (2006) reconstructs the national struggles between Slovenians and Germans in Celje at the transition from the 19th to the 20th century in a feature-documentary form. Children from Petriček (2007) is based on interviews with descendants of alleged or actual collaborators of the Nazis, who were executed by the Yugoslav authorities after the end of World War II, and their children imprisoned in the Petriček camp. My Friend Mujo (2012) is a film about Mujo Turajlić, who lost both hands in a landmine explosion, but works the land and takes care of his family with indomitable vitality. The documentary Poj mi pesem (2018) is a complex portrait of the musician Vlad Kreslin and his diverse audiences. The documentary film Sarajevo safari (2022) reveals to the public a previously unknown story about foreigners who paid to be allowed to shoot at the inhabitants of besieged Sarajevo.
Miran Zupanič writes screenplays and also directs feature films: Operacija Cartier (1991), Radio.doc (1995), Barabe! (2001), Igra s pari (2009), Victory, or how Maks Bikec turned the wheel of history (2011). Since 1997, he has been teaching film directing at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television of the University of Ljubljana.