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Market Screening: The Tale of Silyan
IDFA 2025

Market Screening: The Tale of Silyan

Tamara Kotevska
North Macedonia , United Kingdom, United States
2025
81 min
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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
Cinematography
    Jean Dakar
    Jean Dakar
Editing
    Martin Ivanov
    Martin Ivanov
World Sales
    Dogwoof
    Dogwoof
Screening copy
    CICONIA FILM
    CICONIA FILM

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