The Tale of Silyan Menu About Releases Videos Releases October 30, 2025 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY FILMS UNVEILS TRAILER AND THEATRICAL RELEASE DATES FOR AWARD-WINNING THE TALE OF SILYAN WATCH OR EMBED TRAILER DOWNLOAD KEY ART DOWNLOAD STILLS (WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oct. 30, 2025) Today, National Geographic Documentary Films announced the award-winning documentary THE TALE OF SILYAN will make its theatrical debut this fall, opening in select U.S. theaters on Nov. 28 and in U.K. cinemas on Dec. 12. Distributed by Picturehouse in North America and Dogwoof internationally, the official trailer launched today, offering a first look at this poignant and visually arresting story about a wounded white stork and a down-on-his luck farmer who form an unlikely bond. The film, which hails from Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Tamara Kotevska (“Honeyland”) and executive produced by Davis Guggenheim, Concordia Studio, The Corner Shop and Ciconia Film, premiered at the Venice Film Festival to universal critical acclaim. Just this month, THE TALE OF SILYAN was named to DOC NYC’s 2025 shortlist, which showcases 15 of the year’s best documentaries. It was also one of only 10 films selected for Press Release September 22, 2025 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY FILMS ACQUIRES VENICE FILM FESTIVAL AWARD-WINNER THE TALE OF SILYAN DOWNLOAD PHOTO HERE (WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sept. 22, 2025) Fresh off premiering at Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival and being selected to represent North Macedonia in International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards®, National Geographic Documentary Films today announced it has acquired worldwide rights to “The Tale of Silyan” from the Oscar®-nominated director of “Honeyland,” Tamara Kotevska, in collaboration with Concordia Studio, The Corner Shop and Ciconia Film. Winner of the “Best Film” Cinema and Arts Award at the 82nd Venice Film Festival, “The Tale of Silyan” is a poignant and visually arresting story set in the heart of rural North Macedonia. Nikola, a farmer grappling with the harsh realities of new government policies, finds himself unable to sell his land or crops. When his family leaves in search of a better life abroad, Nikola takes a job as a landfill attendant, where he encounters the injured white stork Silyan. As he nurses the bird bac Press Release
October 30, 2025 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY FILMS UNVEILS TRAILER AND THEATRICAL RELEASE DATES FOR AWARD-WINNING THE TALE OF SILYAN WATCH OR EMBED TRAILER DOWNLOAD KEY ART DOWNLOAD STILLS (WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oct. 30, 2025) Today, National Geographic Documentary Films announced the award-winning documentary THE TALE OF SILYAN will make its theatrical debut this fall, opening in select U.S. theaters on Nov. 28 and in U.K. cinemas on Dec. 12. Distributed by Picturehouse in North America and Dogwoof internationally, the official trailer launched today, offering a first look at this poignant and visually arresting story about a wounded white stork and a down-on-his luck farmer who form an unlikely bond. The film, which hails from Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Tamara Kotevska (“Honeyland”) and executive produced by Davis Guggenheim, Concordia Studio, The Corner Shop and Ciconia Film, premiered at the Venice Film Festival to universal critical acclaim. Just this month, THE TALE OF SILYAN was named to DOC NYC’s 2025 shortlist, which showcases 15 of the year’s best documentaries. It was also one of only 10 films selected for Press Release
September 22, 2025 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY FILMS ACQUIRES VENICE FILM FESTIVAL AWARD-WINNER THE TALE OF SILYAN DOWNLOAD PHOTO HERE (WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sept. 22, 2025) Fresh off premiering at Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival and being selected to represent North Macedonia in International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards®, National Geographic Documentary Films today announced it has acquired worldwide rights to “The Tale of Silyan” from the Oscar®-nominated director of “Honeyland,” Tamara Kotevska, in collaboration with Concordia Studio, The Corner Shop and Ciconia Film. Winner of the “Best Film” Cinema and Arts Award at the 82nd Venice Film Festival, “The Tale of Silyan” is a poignant and visually arresting story set in the heart of rural North Macedonia. Nikola, a farmer grappling with the harsh realities of new government policies, finds himself unable to sell his land or crops. When his family leaves in search of a better life abroad, Nikola takes a job as a landfill attendant, where he encounters the injured white stork Silyan. As he nurses the bird bac Press Release
