Natalia Kopytnik, Author at Lossi 36

From the outside looking in: “Amira’s Children” at the 2026 goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

From the outside looking in: “Amira’s Children” at the 2026 goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

Natalia Kopytnik reviews "Amira’s Children", a film about a Syrian refugee family trying to build its life in Czechia.

A force of nature: “The Queen and the Smokehouse” at the 2026 goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

A force of nature: “The Queen and the Smokehouse” at the 2026 goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

Natalia Kopytnik reviews "The Queen and the Smokehouse", a film about female tenacity, a force to be praised and appreciated, but also feared.

Living through the dark: A reflection on Nino Haratischwili’s “The Lack of Light”

Living through the dark: A reflection on Nino Haratischwili’s “The Lack of Light”

Natalia Kopytnik reviews "The Lack of Light" by Nino Haratischwili, a book about friendship, trauma, and coming of age in 1990s Georgia.