7 days of New East cinema online
From 12-18 October, set on a journey across Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Caucasus, and Central Asia through the lens of the region's independent filmmakers
Waiting for the Sea
Set in the backdrop of the dried-up Aral Sea, this thought-provoking documentary addresses the impact of the ecological catastrophe on the fate of the people in that region and sparks hope for a creative renaissance.
Monday 12 October 2020
HALF-SISTER
When estranged semi-siblings Irena and Neza start sharing an apartment in Ljubljana by force of circumstances, decades of bitter resentment arise.
Tuesday 13 October 2020
MARIAM
A woman fights for survival in a remote village on the Kazakh Steppe after her husband disappears and is presumed dead.
Wednesday 14 October 2020
HOTSHOT
After a drug-related accident, a rising pop star in Poland finds herself in a women’s prison where she is assigned the arduous task of running the prison choir.
Thursday 15 October 2020
YOU HAVE THE NIGHT
After a shipyard in Montenegro is declared bankrupt, a devastating blow lands on the small town and the local community that depend on it.
Friday 16 October 2020
PARADE
A criminal that just got out of prison, an inept painter, and a failed actor are the unlikely protagonists of Parade, a bittersweet comedy about friendship and past times.
Saturday 17 October 2020
THE PIT
A beautiful mineral water pool by the Black Sea in Varna, lovingly called “the pit” by local residents, is a microcosmos that stands for an entire society.
Sunday 18 October 2020
ABOUT
The Calvert Journal Film Festival: 7 days of New East cinema online is a journey across Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Caucasus, and Central Asia through the lens of the region’s independent filmmakers.
The festival will feature 7 films, screened online for free at calvertjournal.com from 12 to 18 October; each day a different film will be available for 24h.
Showcasing fiction and non-fiction features, including online premieres, with subjects ranging from environmental disaster and single motherhood to millennial struggles and generational disconnect, the festival’s programme goes beyond the mainstream billboard, creating a platform celebrating the diversity of cinematic perspectives of the region, from Slovenia to Kazakhstan.
Films
DAY ONE
Day Two
Day Five