The Tale of Silyan
First screened in October 2025
Director: Tamara Kotevska. Documentary about a Macedonian farmer, remaining at home after economic and landscape change force his family to migrate, who builds a close relationship with a stork on his dying property.
In Brief:
Elegant, sometimes ingenious weave of antipoverty protest doc, climate study, age-old myth, and new beginning.
VOR:④
Impressive not just for fusing such seemingly disparate styles and emphases but doing so with such inviting, accessible finesse. Earns its optimism.
Grade:B+
Awards:
Chicago International Film Festival: Silver Hugo (runner-up for Best Documentary)
