Innovative weekly half hour PBS music performance series. The Session was one of the first nationally broadcast rock music series featuring up and coming artists.
How did Slobodan Milošević become the dominant figure in Serbian politics? The first episode explores the political tensions, Party conflicts, and Kosovo crisis that fueled his rapid rise to power, while revealing why his mentor Ivan Stambolić believed he was the right man to lead Serbia.
As the conflict between Milošević and Stambolić reaches its breaking point, the historic Eighth Session of 1987 becomes a decisive political showdown. Through archival footage and firsthand testimonies, the episode uncovers the betrayals, power struggles, and crucial decisions that changed the future of Serbia and Yugoslavia.