Monk Arsenije
Monk Arsenije, once a Belgradian cult figure from the ’80s who has been living as a monk for the past 30 years, is engaged in restoring and creating a spiritual and cultural center in the Monastery of Ribnica. As we listen to him answer questions on faith and finding love for God, we also discover his artistic creativity. Through Arsenije’s meditative and artistic process, his journey towards Orthodoxy and his complete dedication to spiritual life unravels, bringing us back to his years as a young man in New York. This intimate portrait of a modern and unconventional monk with a higher cause is accompanied by the unparalleled beauty of the landscapes that surround the Monastery of Ribnica, Serbia.
Release Date: 2020
Awards won:
- Best Feature Documentary - Amsterdam Freedom International Film Festival, The Netherlands 2022
- Best Feature Documentary - Global Indie Film Fest USA 2022
- Best Director & Best Editing - BIMIFF – Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival Brazil 2022
- Honorable Mention - Japan International Film Festival Japan 2022
- Best Documentary & Best Sound Design - South America Awards Brazil 2022
- Award Winner - The Gladiator Film Festival Turkey 2022
- Special Mention - Global Shorts Scotland 2022
- Nominee - Beyond The Curve International Film Festival France 2022
- Best Feature Documentary - Hamburg Film Awards Germany 2022
- Best Feature Documentary & Best Color Editing - Masters Of Cinema Italy 2022
- Best Religious Film - Amsterdam International Film Festival Netherlands 2022
- Best Documentary - Calcutta International Cult Film Festival India 2022
- Best International Documentary Short - Austin International Art Festival USA 2022
- Best Documentary - Eastern Europe Film Festival Romania 2022
- Exceptional Achievement Award - Multi Dimension Independent Film Festival 2022
- Jury’s choice - New Age Cinemas & Scripts India 2022
- Best Documentary - Vesuvius International Film Fest Italy 2022
- Best Documentary Feature - World Indie Film Awards Italy 2022
- Winner Filmmaker Globe Award - Moscow Russia International Film Festival Russia 2022
- Best Experimental - London Movie Awards UK 2022
- Best Documentary Feature - New York Neorealism Film Awards USA 2022
- Best Short Documentary - New Wave Short Film Festival Germany 2022
- Best Editing (Documentary Feature) - 8 & Halfilm Awards Italy 2022
- Best Documentary Feature - Hollywood On The Tiber Film Awards Italy 2021
- Silver Award Feature Documentary - Hollywood Gold Awards USA 2022
- Silver Award Feature Documentary - Milan Gold Awards Italy 2022
- Best Television Documentary Honorable Mention - Mumbai International Film Festival India 2022
- Honorable Mention - Paris Film Awards France 2022
- Official Selection - Florence Film Awards Italy 2022
Saint Clair Cemin, Psyche
Amid this extraordinary and arduous adventure that lasted almost five years, this feature documentary is at the same time an intimate portrait of a Brazilian artist Saint Clair Cemin and a precise reflection of the sculptor’s making of the marble boat Psyche. From the embryonic stages of development in his studio in Brooklyn, NY, to its actualization in the Sculpture Garden in Cleveland, Ohio. The filming took place between New York, Beijing, Zurich, and Amazonia, Brazil.
Release Date: 2020
Awards won:
- Winner Best Experimental Documentary - New York Film Award USA 2020
- Winner Best Experimental Film - ARFF Amsterdam Netherlands 2020
- Winner Best Experimental Film - Montreal Independent Film Festival Canada 2020
- Winner Best Documentary Feature - Los Angeles Film Awards USA 2020
- Winner Best Experimental - Toronto Short Film ChannelFestival Canada 2020
- Winner Best Experimental US and International Film - Venice Shorts Italy 2020
- Winner Best U.S. and International Experimental Documentary - Chicago Indie Film Awards USA 2020
- Winner Best Experimental Film - Vegas Movie Awards USA 2020
- Winner Best Documentary - New Wave Short Film Festiva Munich Germany 2020
- Finalist - Lonely Wolf: London International Film Festival UK 2020
- Honorable Mention - Hollywood New Directors USA 2020
- Winner Best Documentary - Washington Film Festival USA 2020
- Winner Best Documentary Feature - German United Film Festival Germany 2020
- Winner Best Documentary - Tokyo International Short Film Festival Japan 2020
- Winner Best Feature Documentary - Roma Short Film Festival Italy 2020
- Winner Best Feature Film - Experimental, Dance & Music Film Festival USA 2021
- Best International Documentary - Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift Canada 2021
- Winner Best Documentary - Seoul International Film Festival South Korea 2021
- Winner Best Documentary Feature - New York Tri-State International Film Festival USA 2021
- Best Woman Director & Best Documentary - GIMFA Brazil 2021
- Best Documentary Feature - Rome Film Awards Italy 2021
- Official Selection - Paris International Short Festival France 2021
- VdR-Film Market - Visions du Réel Switzerland 2021
- Official Selection - Kalakari Film Festival India 2021
Adam Fuss, A Landscape of Imagination
Adam Fuss, A Landscape of Imagination is a feature documentary that delves into the artist's creative process and the life forces that inspire it. Adam Fuss is a British photographer who lives and works in New York City for more than four decades. Through this journey, almost two years long, the images of Upstate New York and Sussex, England, are combined with the working process inside the artist's creative studio in Cheesy NYC.
Release Date: 2017
Awards won:
- Best Documentary - Hollywood New Directors USA 2018
- Audience Award - Hollywood New Directors USA 2018
- Official Selection - 65 March Film Festival Serbia 2018
Father Arsenie / Otac Arsenije
Recently transferred from Decani near Mionica, after 28 years living as a monk, Father Arsenie, Belgradian, a cult figure from the eighties, is now engaged in restoring and creating a spiritual and cultural center in the Monastery of Ribnica. The monastery had been destroyed by the Turks in the 19th century. By reminiscing about his complex past, Father Arsenie takes us into his daily life: the scenes intertwine with his daily activities as a monk; prayer, service, and culturing Orthodoxy come first. Father Arsenie is also a very talented painter, writer, and sculptor. Hence, as we listen to his answers to questions on faith and finding love for god, we also discover his artistic creativity.
Release Date: 2020
Awards won:
- World premiere - BELDOCS, Serbia 2020
- Official Selection - VIVA Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 2020
- Official Selection - CIYFF Cyprus International Film Festival, Cyprus 2020
- Official Selection - BRIDGES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Greece 2020
- Official Selection - KALAKARI FILM FESTIVAL, India 2021
Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis, Metamorphosis, shot between 2015-2018, is a reflection of the observations of the working process of three colorful artists nestled in different parts of the world. Scenes from Berlin, Brooklyn, Belgrade, reflect each artist’s creative journey. Laura, Stef, Olympia are the main heroes who bring forth their creativity by focusing on the forces of inspiration that constantly challenge and transform their visionary opus by answering the question, "Who am I?"
Release Date: 2019
Awards won:
- Official Selection - Visions du Réel Switzerland 2019
- Participation - VIENNA ART WEEK Austira 2019
- Finalist - Berlin Shorts Award Germany 2021
Madeleine Hatz, A Royal Vagabond
Madeleine Hatz, A Royal Vagabond, an experimental documentary about artist Madeleine Hatz is a cinematic prose poem: a portrait built from juxtaposed images, recurring visual elements, and dispensing with conventions of plot, narrative, and chronology. The film is structured by pendular rhythms: country and city life, vita contemplativa and vita activa, dream and waking life, professional and private life. Inner and outer worlds alternate: daily rituals, insights, dreams, and acts of painting all intermix and nourish one another.
Release Date: 2018
Awards won:
- Official Selection - BaNeFF Sweden 2019
- Participation - VIENNA ART WEEK Austira 2019
BURN
BURN, an observational journey of Taylor Kendall as Olympia Bukkakis, a struggling drag queen performer, shot during two years between Berlin, Brooklyn, and Belgrade up to the moment when he achieves internationally recognized superstar status. Olympia Bukkakis is someone who is still connected with his roots and poetry. The excitement of eccentric, filled with emotions, performances is actually a portrait of a young Aussie, which combines dreams and desires towards his artistic vision.
Release Date: 2017
Awards won:
- Official Selection - 65 March Film Festival Serbia 2018
Laura Kaplan, Love is All that Matters
Laura Kaplan, Love is All that Matters, Laura Kaplan, Love is All that Matters, is an experimental documentary that takes us on a journey into the Labyrinth of love and desire through the portrait of New York-based artist, Laura Kaplan. Her vulnerability is entangled within the disparate elements of her artwork inside her own agonizing world.
Release Date: 2017
Awards won:
- Award for exemplary production and for promoting the art of documentary in general as the best woman’s presence for 2017 - BaNeFF Sweden 2017
- Winner of best short film in LIFF - London Independent Film Festival UK 2017
- Special Mention - One-Reeler Short Film Competition USA 2017
- Official Selection - Big Sur Film Festival USA 2021