NORTH POLE / СЕВЕРЕН ПОЛ
Genre: Short, drama
Released: 2021
Running time: 15’
Director: Marija Apcevska
Screenplay: Marija Apcevska
Producer: Robert Naskov
Leading roles: Antonija Belazelkoska, Luka Mitev, Frosina Trajkovska
Misty field, crowded locker room. Margo belongs to neither. Maybe if she loses her
virginity, she will finally find her place.
Director Information:
Marija Apcevska
Marija Apcevska holds BA in Directing from FDA, Skopje and MA in Film and Media
Production, NYFA, Los Angeles. Her shorts have travelled to festivals worldwide and
won several awards, with Bardo premiering at Berlinale Generation. In addition, she
is the creator of the children’s TV series Zoki Poki, the only TV series from North
Macedonia broadcasted in Scandinavia. Her latest Film, North Pole, premiering at
Festival de Cannes - Official Short Film Selection, was one of the winning projects at
European Short Pitch 2019. She is currently working on her first feature, Spring
Cleaning, selected for development at LIM 2021 and presented at Cannes Focus
CoPro’ 2021.
Director's Statement:
North Pole is an intimate story about acceptance and belonging,
told from the perspective of a teenager girl named Margo, played by an amazing young
actress, Antonija Belazelkoska. Although the film is set among teenagers, I believe that the
questions it poses are relevant for any age, as identity and it shifts and changes as well as the
influence of the others over it, are a lifelong process.