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Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s ‘House With A Voice’ Explores Burrneshas – Balkan Women Who Take On Men’s Roles And Appearance
Balkan women who live as men are the focus of the documentary 'House with a Voice,' premiering at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival.
The documentary House with a Voice examines this exceptional cultural practice that has existed for centuries in parts of Albania, Kosovo, and Montenegro. A synopsis of the film explains, “This unique societal phenomenon sees these women changing their gender socially by cutting their hair, donning male attire, adopting masculine names, and integrating themselves into male-dominated spaces. She adds, “For me, making House with a Voice is dealing with my upbringing, my DNA and with the fact that I want to bring awareness into the world that female and male principles are still not of equal value.”
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