music & sound design for

 

STRANDZHA

by Pepa Hvristova

Germany & Bulgaria 2025 | 95 minutes

 

World premiere at International Filmfestival Rotterdam

 

Strandzha meditates on the mystical crossroads between socio-historical territories and descends into Eastern Europe’s haunted past through moments of traditional practice, folkloric storytelling and oral histories. Though faced with hardship, locals indulge in the memory of their Thracian ancestors through Bacchanal feasts and nymph-like garb.

 

script & direction Pepa Hvristova

cinematography Daniel Svilenov

montage Franziska von Berlepsch

music Nika Son

sound Recording Alexey Tsvetanov, Veselin Zografov

sound design Kris Jakob & Nika Breithaupt

sound mix Roman Vehlken

dramaturgy Herbert Schwarze

color grading & mastering Tim Liebe

title graphics Laura Klimmek

sound mix Roman Vehlken

 

production by Funferfilm and Agit Pop Films

in coproduction with SWR/arte