Hadži-Aleksandar Đurović is one of the most exciting Serbian filmmakers working today. Graduate of the Belgrade Academy of Arts and director of 12 short and documentary films, Đurović's dramatic feature A Cross in the Desert brings to life a beloved woman saint.
Set in the 10th century, young Paraskeva leaves her life in the city of Constantinople and retreats into the Jordan desert, where she spends the next 40 years in ascetic struggle.
Steeped in the legacy of Byzantium and finely exploring the relations between Christians and Muslims the multi-award winning film is an inspired rethinking of art and faith and fantastic continuation of a tradition started by Bergman and Tarkovsky.
The screening is presented by Mina Radovic, Serbian Film Festival UK in partnership with Serbian Council of Great Britain and Wolf Entertainment and is followed by an in-person conversation with film director Hadži-Aleksandar Đurović. Special Thank You to Aleksandrija Film, Belgrade.
