Nikol Mlinova

A surreal chamber piece blending classical Italian cinema with gothic flair. Inspired by Balkan folktales of hidden doors, the film weaves stream-of-consciousness dialogue with symbolist imagery. Costumes, handmade by the artist and stitched with her oil paintings, wrap layered identities like Matryoshka dolls in a dreamlike theatre of the self.

GOOD is about life. About beginnings and endings. Love, distance, time, and transformation. Simple, emotional, and full of symbols we all carry with us. We shot one month after my father passed away. That’s also where the biblical imagery comes from – I think a lot of my emotions found their way into it.