EP. 52 - in conversations with Belarusian film director and screenwriter, Aliaksei Paluyan.

Aliaksei's debut documentary film COURAGE, about the mass protests in Belarus in 2020/2021, had its world premiere at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival, has been screened at major documentary film festivals and has been longlisted for the 2022 Oscars.

In the podcast, Aliaksei talks about his experiences making COURAGE and how it feels to look back on the Belarusian uprising 3 years later. Listeners will also get a glimpse of Aliaksei's current screenplay and his new film about the polarisation of Belarusian society. 

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Films:

Courage (trailer)

Lake of Happiness (trailer)

Country of Woman (trailer) 

Sofia

Other references:

Instagram: @aliaksei_paluyan

Website: www.paluyan.com

Kunsthochschule Kassel

The Double Life of Véronique (1991) by Krzysztof Kieslowski

Favourite home food: Mashed potatoes and Cold Beet Soup with Kefir

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Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora

Mix & master: Jonas Kröper