Big in Gazi Baba

feature-length documentary

dir. & prod.

Sadije, a 14-year-old wrestling champion in North Macedonia, navigates expectations to fulfill a male role, defying traditional gender norms and ethnic barriers in her Albanian-Muslim community

Creative Team:

Director: Pauline Blanchet 

Production Companies: Pauline Blanchet / Aral Sea Productions (GB), Avdi Thachi / Lumiere Films (MK), James Collie and Jan Dunn / Violet Pictures (GB), Aymeric Isnard / Futur Anterieur (FR)

Editor: Avdi Thachi


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