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Hemboj

Original title Hemboj

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In the old Bazaar in Skopje, Macedonia, one can still find the craft of dyeing old jackets, trousers, shirts and other kinds of fabric. Three generations of the Neziri family have run the shop for almost 50 years. They took over the business from a family named Bojacievi (meaning “dyer”). In 2014, we followed the activities in front- and backstage of the shop then headed by Ekrem Neziri. Ten years later, in 2023, we went back with a camera. This is a film about the heritage of crafts and traditions in multi-ethnic Skopje.

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Author/s Elizabeta Koneska

Elizabeta Koneska, ethnologist, works at the National Museum of North Macedonia. Since 1993 she has worked on visual ethnography. Her films were presented at international festivals, summer schools and workshops throughout the world, earning several awards, including the Best Cameraman Award at 9th Belgrade International Ethnological Film Festival; Grand Prix Award at 16th Belgrade International Ethnological Film Festival; Yılmaz Güney Honorary Award at the Culture, Arts and Short Film Festival, Istanbul; Aco Aleksov Award at the 9th Aster Fest International Short Film Festival, Strumica; and the Special Award at the VI International Heritage Film Festival, American Cultural Centre, Sofia. She has been a jury member at film festivals in Serbia, Iran, and North Macedonia.

Research Elizabeta Koneska
Photography Elizabeta Koneska
Sound Elizabeta Koneska, Darko Spasovski
Editing Blaze Dulev