BOOK OF PROJECTS
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SLAVA DOYTCHEVA - BULGARIA
Eggshells It’s Easter, but Nevena is not allowed to stay home.
SYNOPSIS On Easter, Nevena wakes up alone in a flat set for two. She packs all her stuff, hides it and gets on a train. As families celebrate, she wanders alone in a small village. She meets briefly her estranged father – the silence is deafening. She visits the emptied church – the icons are indifferent. She strolls again
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and suddenly a glimpse with a stranger feels like a new opening. But her time to kill is up and Nevena heads home. There, her stuff is back in place, the visitors are gone and her girlfriend is waiting. Could it all continue as normal?