The Cats of Mirikitaniis a beautiful documentary on Jimmy Mirikitani. Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of WWII internment camps in USA, Hiroshima, and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens his life on the New York City streets and a local filmmaker brings him to her home, the two embark on a journey to confront Jimmy’s painful past. An intimate exploration of the lingering wounds of war and the healing powers of friendship and art, this documentary won the Audience Award at its premiere in the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. Produced by Lucid Dreaming inc. in association with…
Author: Sergej Stanojkovski
Sergej Stanojkovski’s 2005 film, Kontakt is now playing in selected theaters in Germany. Kontakt a tragicomedy about two social rejects finding love in post-war Macedonia, has reached German cinemas this week. The film was first screened in 2005, and has since gone on to receive international recognition at several film festivals across the globe. In 2007 “Kontakt” was Macedonia’s official entry in the Academy Awards. Mr. Stanojkovski, an alumnus of FAMU, the world-renowned Prague based film school, co-wrote the screenplay for the film with Gordan Mihic. His previous work includes “Navena”, a 1996 short film he completed while in a…