Producer:
610 Film in coolaboratin with Cinnemon Films
About the Producer:
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Svetlana Cemin</b>, is a director, producer and the founder of 610FILM, a Brooklyn-based film production art-house, with the vision to create experimental art films as well as documentaries and feature films that promote the work of artists and art in general. She was born in Belgrade, Serbia and has been living and working on the New York-Paris route for many years. Svetlana Cemin has been the recipient of significant directorial film awards.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"><span style="font-kerning: none">Her recent credits include, <b>Adam Fuss, A Landscape of Imagination</b>, a feature documentary (Hollywood New Directors, Film Festival 2018 Best Documentary and Audience Award); </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Laura Kaplan, Love is All that Matters</b>, a short film (winner of best short film in BANEFF Stockholm 2017), LIFF (official competition) LAFF, NYC Film Festival;</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>BURN</b>, a 22-min experimental documentary of an Aussie drag queen, Olympia Bukkakis.</span></p>
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Film synopsis:
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-kerning: none">Recently transferred from Monastary Dečani, after 28 years living as a monk, Father Arsenie, Belgradian, a cult figure from the ’80-is, is now engaged in restoring and creating a spiritual and cultural center in the Monastery of Ribnica, near Mionica, central Serbia, which 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, so as we listen to his answers to questions on faith and finding love for god, we also discover his artistic creativity. We learn of when and how he had found his meaning of life through Orthodoxy and complete dedication to the spiritual life as we hear about his transformation in New York, where he lived as a young man. This intimate portrait of a contemporary, unusual monk with a higher cause is accompanied by just as vivid, unlimited beauty of nature in the landscapes that surround the Monastery of Ribnica. Filmed in New York and Ribnica 2018-2019.</span></p>
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