SILENCE OF REASON
North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina / 2023 / 63'
SILENCE OF REASON
Working solely with archive and testimonies, this forensic video essay is constructed as a performative research into the first international criminal tribunal case to enter convictions for war-time rape as a form of torture and sexual enslavement as a crime against humanity. The singular experiences of violence and torture by women from the Foča rape camps during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina become our collective memories, surpassing time and space.
Director: Kumjana Novakova
Script: Kumjana Novakova
Photography: Archival footage
Editing: Jelena Maksimovic
Sound: Vladimir Zivkovic
Music: Jonathan Morali
Production: Kumjana Novakova, Medea
Co-production: Pravo Ljudski
Selected Filmography:
Disturbed Earth (2021)
SK 2014 (2014)
Festivals & Awards:
Sarajevo Film Festival – Heart of Sarajevo for Human Rights, Bosnia
and Herzegovina (2023), IDFA Envision Competition – Best Directing Award, The Netherlands (2023), One World – Best Directing Award, Czech Republic (2024), Cinema du Reel – Prix International, France (2024), Hot Docs – Best Mid-Length Documentary, Canada (2024)
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