Mujo


Mujo a Japanese word for impermanence and transience.
A black and white, silent film. Made out of still photography and 70% self are portrait.
The film start with the physical aspect of are humanity and it turns into a dance between the emotional self, conscious self and spiritual self through pain, anger, fear, grief until rebirth and becoming whole again. Finishing with the celebration, ceremony of being. Shadow work....
Represent the yin-yang or female- male aspect our humanity.
The attempt to question what it means to be human.
It's a kind of art, (to quote Cesar A Cruz) '' that will comfort the disturbed, disturb the comfortable.''

  • Nikoletta Monyok
    Director
  • Nikoletta Monyok
    Writer
  • Nikoletta Monyok
    Producer
  • Russell Evans
    Producer
  • Nikoletta Monyok
    Key Cast
    "the physical self, emotional self, the conscious self and spiritual self"
  • Simon McCorry
    Key Cast
    "the shaman"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    silent movie
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 25, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    0 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Solo exhibition
    Brimscombe
    United Kingdom
    August 25, 2023
    Local
Director Biography - Nikoletta Monyok

Born into a wine making family in the north east Hungary. Left home land age 18 to London - England where spend 3 years. After the first year of learning English, 2 year's was life in the wonderful world of Soho and underground raves. Then a year in Tel Aviv, after that Munich - Germany. Here started learning photography, modelling and glass work. After 5 years moved to Dahab - Egypt to focusing on learning photo journalism and set up a dark room. For 10 years swinging between Dahab and Brighton - England. Driven by deepening the knowledge of photography. Festival photography , photo journalism, fine art. Left for 9 months travelling in Morocco and Spain. And ended up up in Stroud - England, what is still current residence. Here started working in a music venue, where the love of film making has begun. Filming live gigs for 2 years and then teaching photography for 6 years in the local college and Cheltenham University. As a neuro divergent, every skill is self taught.

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