Stephan Komanderev uses the coronavirus pandemic to explore the horrors of labour exploitation in one of Europe’s poorest regions.
Made in EU. Exploitation in the Peripheries.

Exploring the Outer Edge of Film
Stephan Komanderev uses the coronavirus pandemic to explore the horrors of labour exploitation in one of Europe’s poorest regions.
The woods straddling Bulgaria and Turkey are imbued with multivalent meanings in Pepe Hristova’s Strandzha, playing in Harbour at IFFR.
With a tight 1:1 ratio and an eye for arresting visuals, Windless sure looks great, but its grief-laden tale fails to hit with the viewer emotionally.