Close to the Black Sea lie the Strandzha Mountains – a rough region in Bulgaria and one of Europe’s oldest border areas. During the Cold War, people tried to escape from GDR communism from west to east. Today, hundreds risk their lives to move from east to west along the alternative Balkan routes. Centuries ago, the Thracians settled in this grey zone between Asia and Europe. In memory of their ancestors, locals celebrate mysterious, intoxicating feasts. The earth seems to hold transgenerational traumas as well as spiritual powers.
Screenings
Strandzha is part of this program:
from 08 April
from 08 April
Director
Pepa Hristova
Photographer Pepa Hristova, born in 1977 in the Bulgarian Balkan Mountains, has lived in Germany for 27 years. She studied photography in Hamburg and has worked freelance since 2006 for major magazines and exhibitions. Formerly with the renowned OSTKREUZ agency, she published Sworn Virgins (2013). Awarded multiple fellowships, her acclaimed work explores Eastern Europe’s shifting cultures and has been exhibited widely across Europe.
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