Kitchen Conversations with Aliaksei Paluyan

EP. 52 - in conversations with Belarusian film director and screenwriter, Aliaksei Paluyan. Aliaksei's debut documentary film COURAGE, about the mass protests in Belarus in 2020/2021, had its world premiere at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival, has been screened at major documentary film festivals and has been longlisted for the 2022 Oscars. In the podcast, Aliaksei talks about his experiences making COURAGE and how it feels to look back on the Belarusian uprising 3 years later. Listeners will also get a glimpse of Aliaksei's current screenplay and his new film about the polarisation of Belarusian society.  ___ Films: Courage (trailer) Lake of Happiness (trailer) Country of Woman (trailer)  Sofia Other references: Instagram: @aliaksei_paluyan Website: www.paluyan.com Kunsthochschule Kassel The Double Life of Véronique (1991) by Krzysztof Kieslowski Favourite home food: Mashed potatoes and Cold Beet Soup with Kefir ___ Support the podcast by: Buying the Kitchen Conversations Cookbook Becoming a Patron Donating Following @patrycja.rozwora ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper