Animating the Naïve
Interview with Maida Srabović
by Patrick Gamble
In a God-fearing village lying between two rivers, giving birth to a fačuk—an illegitimate child—is a mortal sin. Everyone in the village recoils from the young pregnant woman who is about to give birth at any moment. The animated Fačuk is now nominated for the New Critics & New Audiences Award 2026.
