Hoolboom (1959-) is a leading figure of Canadian experimental filmmaking. He is the author of a novel and a number of books on experimental cinematography. In his personal and essay films, he works primarily with «stolen footage» . His films appear regularly at the Ji.hlava IDFF. In 2003 the festival held a retrospective of his work and his film called Fascinations made such a strong impression that Ji.hlava's experimental festival section adopted its name. Mike Hoolboom was the author of the Ji.hlava festival´s spot in 2020. «The nun is Romy Cola, an artist who has a special interest in crossing over, stepping into forbidden zones, singing where others fear to tread. Who else could I ask to appear as a nun?,» says Hoolboom about his spot.