Bertha Film Accelerator

We’re excited to share that Pülö: bloodstream of the Kirike has been selected for the Bertha Film Accelerator: Politics & Power, an eight-day residency taking place in the Cape Winelands, South Africa.

This comes at a defining moment for the film.

As we move closer to completion, the accelerator offers a rare space to step away from the demands of production and focus on what the film still needs creatively and strategically. It is designed for filmmakers working at the intersection of storytelling and power, and creates room to interrogate both the form and the impact of the work.

Over the course of the residency, we will be working closely with Khalid Shamis, Steven Markovitz, and Jihan El-Tahri, refining key elements across narrative structure, editing, production, community impact, and distribution.

What makes this particularly significant is its timing.

This will be the final lab for Pülö before picture lock, a moment to sharpen the film’s final shape while also strengthening the pathways through which it will enter the world.