the-monk

13/1 | 21:30 | The Monk

Macedonia/2018
Zharko Ivanov

Synopsis

In a small monastery, hidden in the rocky mountains along a lake, far from civilization, a lonesome young monk paints frescos of saints on the walls. On a quiet sunny day, while fishing in his small rowboat in the middle of the lake, he suddenly hears female voices. Is he being tempted? Is his conscience being tested?

Director
Zharko Ivanov

Screenplay
Zharko Ivanov, Aleksandar Prokopiev

Director of Photography
Zharko Ivanov

Film Editing
Krste Gospodinovski, Zharko Ivanov

Producer
Zharko Ivanov

Production Company
FlipBook Productions

Duration
12’

Zharko Ivanov
Director's Biography
Zharko Ivanov

Zharko Ivanov, born in 1976, is a Russian and Italian language and literature graduate at the Philology Faculty in Skopje. In 2006, he attended the Film Art College in Sofia, Bulgaria, after which he completed a Masters in Cultural Studies at the University of Skopje and Masters in Animation Film Directing at the the University of Audiovisual Arts. He founded the production company Flip Book, which has produced nearly 20 short animated, documentary and live action films. His animated trilogy Round Trip has been shown at more than 100 festivals around the world and won over 15 awards.