Dyad

Local title
Dyad
Original title
Diada
Director
Yana Titova
Country
Year
2023

Smart, angry, self-reliant Dida (15) will stop at nothing to achieve a single tangible goal – to buy a plane ticket so she can join her estranged mother in the United States. A special offer on a ticket to New York is to expire in a few hours. Dida steals, punches and bullies for cash. As the pressure builds up, she loses her temper and is suspended from school. Alone and cornered, Dida snaps, and there is no way back.

Age recommendation: 14+

Director
Yana Titova
Screenwriter
Yana Titova
Producer
Vanya Rainova, Aleksandar Aleksiev, Nikolay Stoichkov
Cast
Margarita Stoykova, Petra Tzarnoretchka, Jaklin Docheva, Tzvetan Alexiev, Silvia Lulcheva, Ivan Barnev
Director of Photography
Martin Balkansky
Editing
Bohos Topakbashian
Production Design
Andrea Popova
Sound
Svetlozar Georgiev
Runtime
Language
Subtitles
Other festivals
Warsaw
Director
Yana Titova

Yana Titova (1983) is a Berlinale Talents alumnae who graduated from the Bulgarian National Film and Theatre Academy with a BA in acting. Her career rapidly took off as she established herself as an award-winning talent. However, the moment she found herself on the other side of the camera, her path shifted towards filmmaking and she went on to earn her master’s in directing. Yana’s acclaimed directorial debut, "A Dose of Happiness" (2019) topped the national box office and premiered worldwide on HBO.

Filmography:
Valik/Selected: The Bridge (2013), Solveig (2014), The House (2015), 88mhz (2016), A Dose Of Happiness (2019), Diada (Dyad, 2023)

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Screenings

Screening171205 / Dyad
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration
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