by K2000l1ve | Jul 14, 2014 | Longform
Kassandra paced back and forth in her new enclosure, her shoulders bulging with each padded step. She clawed at the ground as she stopped and sniffed the grass, before she slid into her concrete pool to cool herself from the midday heat. In that moment, she looked...
by KS2000l1ve | Jul 14, 2014 | Longform
Tucked away, just off one of the stone streets of Prizren, sits the DokuFest office. The energy brewing in the office seeps through its white walls, as the staff is bustling about, preparing for Saturday, when the film festival begins eight days of screening...
by KS2000l1ve | Jul 13, 2014 | Longform
Violeta Mulaj meticulously flipped through her portfolio booklet of handicrafts and tailoring works. An old sewing table and machine sat in the corner, and its creations hung from every spare space and ledge. The store is small in stature, but mighty in economic...
by KS2000l1ve | Jul 13, 2014 | Longform
Among the countless cafés serving macchiato, and restaurants cooking traditional Kosovar dishes in Prishtina, a few tucked-away restaurants seem somewhat out of place. They smell of rich Asian spices and are adorned in photographs and flags of faraway lands. Thai...
by K2000l1ve | Jul 10, 2014 | Longform
Aurora was nine years old when her grandfather began making sexual advances toward her. She endured verbal harassment, physical abuse —everything short of rape. Ten years passed and she hid behind her long brunette curls, afraid to speak out. Until she realized what...
