Eraserhead in a Knitted Shopping Bag

TITLE

Eraserhead in a Knitted Shopping Bag

DIRECTOR

Lili Koss

COUNTRY

Bulgaria

YEAR

2025

DURATION

20′

GENRE

Fiction

Overview

Eraserhead in a Knitted Shopping Bag

Set in one day in the middle of a 90's Eastern European summer, the film follows Ro, a 12-year-old witty cinephile in her attempt to get a pirated VHS of David Lynch's Eraserhead against all odds. Her success would mean more that she ever thought.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Lili Koss

Lili Koss is a Berlin-based writer and director originally from Sofia. She studied film at New Bulgarian University. Her debut short, Eraserhead in a Knitted Shopping Bag, was developed at the European Short Pitch and presented at Clermont-Ferrand’s co-production forum. Her work explores themes of intimacy, identity, and belonging through a distinctive, character-driven lens.

Credits

Lili Koss

Lili Koss is a Berlin-based writer and director originally from Sofia. She studied film at New Bulgarian University. Her debut short, Eraserhead in a Knitted Shopping Bag, was developed at the European Short Pitch and presented at Clermont-Ferrand’s co-production forum. Her work explores themes of intimacy, identity, and belonging through a distinctive, character-driven lens.

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