Rick W / Sunday, July 5, 2026 / Categories: Film Score News How Filmmaker Tonia Mishiali Tackles Immigration, Patriarchy and Women’s Resilience in ’The Lion at My Back’ Cypriot filmmaker Tonia Mishiali tackles immigration, the patriarchy and the strength of women in “The Lion at My Back,” which is playing in the Crystal Globe competition at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. The feature follows the bond that grows between Senegalese immigrant Mariama (Sokhna Diallo) and Stella (Elena Kallinikou), a woman who works at […] Previous Article Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov Probe Corruption and Pro-Russia Nostalgia in ‘Black Money for White Nights’ Next Article From Page to Screen: Your Summer Reading List Has a Sundance Film Festival Twist Print 0 Tags: Film FestivalMaria