Katyusha

An ambitious short film revolving around the backstory of Baba Yaga, a slavic mythological creature. The story follows the life of Katerina also called Katyusha and is based upon the legend of Baba Yaga, a ferocious old lady with magical powers. This fictional piece describes how Katerina becomes Baba Yaga and follows her traumatic life which develops her from a protagonist to an anti-hero.

"As the producer and scriptwriter of this project, I grew up in Bulgaria listening to stories about Baba Yaga and developed the idea in my second year of University."

The story is not based solely on the myth. The script has a fictional backstory for the main character Katyusha, who becomes Baba Yaga with the intention of producing a more creative piece of work, which supports the authenticity of the piece.