In Paraguay, Europeans build a secluded “paradise” led by a cunning German. Conspiracy theorists, extremists, and eccentrics join. Around Paradise traces settlers and locals, using dark humor and metaphysics to explore the rise of the far-right, modern colonialism and pressing social issues.
Yulia Lokshina - 1986 RU
Yulia Lokshina - 1986 RU
Born in 1986. Yulia Lokshina began studying film at the University of Television and Film Munich. As part of her work at the University of Bonn, she creates parallel audiovisual projects at the interface of film and science as well as lectures and publications on the documentary. Days of Youth (2016) premiered at the Duisburg Film Week and was awarded the Starter Film Prize of the City of Munich. Her diploma film Rules of the Assembly Line, at High Speed (2020) was awarded Best Documentary Film at the Max Ophüls Preis Film Festival 2020 and the megaherz Student Award at the Dokfilmfest München 2020. Her previous documentary Active Vocabulary (2025) won the award for the best German doc at DOK Leipzig.