Mustafa Bal

The Balkans is home to an ancient pagan tradition where magic and mystery still have a sacred place in the cosmic order. The Kukeri festival has had a strong hold over Bulgarian cultural life since the fifth century, surviving the Ottomans, Christendom and communist rule. Every winter, hundreds of terrifying figures prowl snow-capped forests and village centers in search of evil spirits to dispel from their communities.

When Sophia leaves her violent husband, new problems arise as she regains fortitude and her daughter struggles with adolescence.

When Sophia leaves her violent husband, new problems arise as she regains fortitude and her daughter struggles with adolescence.

어느 날 갑자기 지구에 외계 생명체가 나타나 인간들을 죽이고 지구의 광물을 채굴하기 시작한다. 사람들은 정찰이 없는 단 두 시간 동안만 밖으로 나갈 수 있다. 외딴 집에서 눈 먼 남동생‘톰’과 함께 숨어사는‘새라’는 식량을 노리고 침입하는 다른 인간들을 막아내며 간신히 생존을 이어 나간다. 그러던 중 ‘주드’라는 남자가 먹을 것을 찾아 집안에 들어오고 다른 약탈자와는 달리‘새라‘와 남동생에게 도움을 주며 침입자들을 막아준다. 모든 것이 파괴되고 언제 죽음이 닥칠지 모르는 상황이지만 인간은 한 줄기 희망 하나에 기대어 버틴다.

This existential comedy tells the story of Anna, a chronically ill woman, who is visited by Doreen, a door to door proselytizer who slowly overstays her welcome. Together, they walk in the park, bake a cake and watch an Ingmar Bergman film.

Basic dignity of queer people in India is under attack, yet again. The scorching IPC Section 377 is re-unleashed to police to criminalise “gay sex” in India. While the law and the Supreme Court dated themselves back a few hundred years, an adorable Indian mother has her knowledge of “gay sex” in mint condition, wheeling out a tidbit or two for her heartbroken queer daughter in an effort to cheer her up. The pair are shocked into action by the Supreme Court's latest rejection.