A CINEMA OF THE EXTRA-ORDINARY

THROUGH HANDS OF MINE

Original title : RUKU MOJEJU

First screening in Canada

By : KOŠTANA BANOVIĆ

2022 | 72 min | VOSTA 
Country of origin of director: Netherlands
Country of production: Netherlands
Country of recording: Montenegro
SYNOPSIS :

On a small island, in a convent with fifteen nuns, in the rhythm of work and prayer, and in the endlessly undulating movements of nature, Ruku Mojeju revolves around sensorial practices of religion.

Selected at Beldocs – International Documentary Film Festival Belgrade (2022).

BIOGRAPHY

Koštana Banović, born in 1960 in Sarajevo, is a multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. She works with various media including drawing, performance, (video-)installation, and film. Her cinematic practice addresses the interaction between experimental and cinéma vérité documentary styles, and includes a reflexivity belonging to the category of essay-film.

Free admission subject to availability of seats

Tuesday May 9th, from 5:30 pm

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY – VA-114

1395 Boulevard René-Lévesque O, Montréal, QC H3G 2M5

Films of May 9th