
IDFA 2025
Market Screening: The Tale of Silyan
Tamara Kotevska
North Macedonia , United Kingdom, United States
2025
81 min
From the Oscar-nominated director of Honeyland comes a poignant and visually arresting story set in the heart of rural North Macedonia. Nikola, a farmer grappling with the harsh realities of new government policies, finds himself unable to sell his land or crops. When his family leaves in search of a better life abroad, Nikola takes a job as a landfill attendant, where he encounters the injured white stork Silyan. As he nurses the bird back to health, an unlikely bond forms between man and animal. The result is a deeply moving film that touches on climate change, economic migration, resilience and the quiet power of connection.
Credits
Director
Production
Tamara Kotevska for CICONIA FILM,
Jean Dakar for CICONIA FILM,
Anna Hashmi for THECORNERSHOP,
Jordančo Petkovski
Tamara Kotevska for CICONIA FILM,
Jean Dakar for CICONIA FILM,
Anna Hashmi for THECORNERSHOP,
Jordančo Petkovski
Executive producer
Davis Guggenheim for Concordia Studio,
Casey Carter for Concordia Studio,
Lizzie Fox for Concordia Studio
Davis Guggenheim for Concordia Studio,
Casey Carter for Concordia Studio,
Lizzie Fox for Concordia Studio
Cinematography
Jean Dakar
Jean Dakar
Editing
Martin Ivanov
Martin Ivanov
World Sales
Dogwoof
Dogwoof
Screening copy
CICONIA FILM
CICONIA FILM