1000 Years - Witness of the Light

Every thousand years a rare flower blossoms at the Bigorski Monastery, testifying of another kind of beauty – not of this world. This is that exact beauty, that element, the fifth one, which is the very essence and meaning of the well-known four elements. It is that same thing which many enlightened and wise philosophers placed in the center, as the essential meaning of enlightenment, therefore confirming that “Beauty will save the world”. In fact, the film “A Millennial Witness of the Light” is a bouquet of ever-fresh flowers from the thousand years old garden of St. John the Baptist at the Bigorski Monastery. This film is about that particular “Beauty”, which has already saved the world once…

Directed by Ilija 'Iko' Karov, 1000 Years - Witness of the Light leans on a strong ensemble — Blagoj Veselinov — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2022.