Flames of God (0+)
USA, France,Macedonia, 2011, colour, 62 min.
Director: Meshakai Wolf
Producer: Pamela Cohn (jury member)
Director: Meshakai Wolf
Producer: Pamela Cohn (jury member)
On an invitation from the International Poetry Biennial, Muzafer Bislim, a prolific poet and songwriter from Shuto Orizari (Shutka), Macedonia, the largest enclave of Roma-Gypsies in Europe, travels to Paris in hopes of selling his life's work—a handwritten 25,000 word dictionary containing some of the oldest and most obscure words in the Romani language. But when the authenticity of the words comes into question, Bislim is forced to confront the sobering prospect of returning to his family empty-handed.
AWARDS
Audience Award, Rolling Film Festival (Kosovo)
Meshakai Wolf
Meshakai Wolf
born 1979, is an artist, photographer and documentary filmmaker. He studied philosophy and anthropology at Emory University in the United States and studied film at the New York Film Academy in New York City.
FILMOGRAPHY
“Gussie”, 2005; «Flames of God», 2011.
USA, France,Macedonia, 2011, colour, 62 min.
Director: Meshakai Wolf
Producer: Pamela Cohn (jury member)
Director: Meshakai Wolf
Producer: Pamela Cohn (jury member)
On an invitation from the International Poetry Biennial, Muzafer Bislim, a prolific poet and songwriter from Shuto Orizari (Shutka), Macedonia, the largest enclave of Roma-Gypsies in Europe, travels to Paris in hopes of selling his life's work—a handwritten 25,000 word dictionary containing some of the oldest and most obscure words in the Romani language. But when the authenticity of the words comes into question, Bislim is forced to confront the sobering prospect of returning to his family empty-handed.
AWARDS
Audience Award, Rolling Film Festival (Kosovo)