CFF26 - The Tale of Silyan

Name: CFF26 - The Tale of Silyan
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-10-25
Duration: 1 h 28 min
Cast: Nikola Conev, Jana Coneva, Aleksandra Coneva

<div><i>In Macedonian language with English subtitles</i></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Presented by Stranger Than Fiction</b></div><div><br></div>Nikola Conev, a North Macedonian farmer, struggles to get by during economic downturn that sees the collapse of the local market, and a dwindling of community. He remains, while his family moves to the city to work. Upon finding one of the local stork population, also experiencing displacement, who has become injured, Nikola takes it in, and they slowly begin to heal together.<div><br></div><div>Following up from Oscar-nominated <i>Honeyland</i>, Tamara Kotevska brings us another beautiful and unique form of storytelling.  </div><div><br></div><div><div><b>ACT Premiere </b></div><div><br></div><div>Winner: Best Film, Cinema and Arts Award, Venice Film Festival 2025</div></div><div><br></div><div><div>Screens with short film: 7 Reasons Why  </div></div><div>Dir. Tamzin Nugent, Liz Lea | 8min | Australia | English | 2026</div>DocumentaryPT1H28MCTC2026-10-25MKmk

Nikola Conev

Jana Coneva

Aleksandra Coneva

Tamara Kotevska

Anna Hashmi

Jordančo Petkovski

Jean Dakar

CFF26 - The Tale of Silyan"CFF26 - The Tale of Silyan"

Showtimes

October 25, 5:15 pm