KITCHEN BIRD COCOON
Released: 2003 - United States / Macedonia (In English)
Duration: 23 minutes
Classification: Short Film
Director: Julija Naskova
Writer: Julija Naskova
Producer: Katia Belas
Leading Roles: Solvei Dahli, Christopher Rogers, Spencer Kramber
Content: Kitchen Bird Cocoon is an eerie tale of non-symbiotic cohabitation between two mismatched roommates, an American man and
Macedonian woman, who due to their financial circumstances are doomed to share a household. Stark nature metaphors emphasize the fundamental
reason for their falling out - the male character is associated with a bird while the female with a cocoon. The theatrical staging in addition
to the art direction, costume and make up are reminiscent of 1960's Hollywood cinema, especially with its universally celebrated but so
mercilessly desecrated blonde heroine.
Enveloped in fantastic prologue and epilogue, the narrative shifts genres from romance to drama, continuing as film noir and ending as a
thriller, leaving the spectator in the same state of uncertainty as its protagonists.
Director: Julija Naskova. Born and raised in Macedonia, she moved to the States to study film earning a BA from SFSU in Cinema and
MFA from UCLA in Directing.
Her shorts The Temp, Kitchen Bird Cocoon and Bathing were shown at film festivals and won awards. The Summer of 2005, Julija collaborated on an
installation project Saint Petka of Los Angeles in the Czech Republic. Excerpt from the installation was presented at various cities in Russia as
part of OUTVIDEO Festival.
Currently, Julija is promoting two music videos in the kaiga style Marox and Wirdiv. Ms. Naskova is currently in preparation on her narrative
feature debut Depreciated Objects of Desire.
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