Here Be Dragons

Following his critically acclaimed ‘A Story of Children and Film,’ Mark Cousins has crafted a delightful new essay film, inviting us to join him as he researches the political and cultural landscape of Albania. ‘Here Be Dragons’, as he explains, was what cartographers used to write on maps of areas they hadn’t visited yet, in fear of what could lurk there. Invited to the festival of Albanian Films in Tirana, Cousins’ anticipation and excitement is infectious as he takes the opportunity to explore the nation’s art and cinema, finding along the way an endangered film archive and a society still recovering from a devastating dictatorship.