Silence of Reason
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Silence of Reason

Kumjana Novakova

Built solely from forensic visual archives and testimonies, Silence of Reason acts as a memory itself: elusive, fluid, rejecting framing, moving in all directions, spatial and temporal. The singular experiences of violence and torture to women from the Foča rape camps during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina become our own collective memories, surpassing time and space.

Information

Country

North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Year

2023

Length

63'

Category

Documentary

Origin of archival materials

TESTIMONIES, VIDEOS, PHOTOS and TEXTS ARCHIVE from United Nations, ICTY Court Records.

Original language of the film

English, Bosnian

Screenplay

Kumjana Novakova

Editing

Jelena Maksimovic

Sound

Vladimir Zivkovic

Production

Kumjana Novakova

Distribution

Sofia Tocar

Director’s biography

Originally born in Yugoslavia, Kumjana has worked in the field of film and arts since 2006. She is the co-founder of the Pravo Ljudski Film Festival in Sarajevo, and acts as its chief curator and director. As an author, her research lays between cinema and contemporary video art, often exploring how moving images address identities, memories and the collective self. Currently she is an associated professor at Master of Film of the Netherlands Film Academy.