What happens when you turn 18 and suddenly have... nothing? That's Veselin's reality after growing up in a Bulgarian children's home. At 18, he was thrown into the deep end, without parental support and no safety net. Veselin's story is about finding your "why" when nobody handed you the manual to adult life.

Healing through story - that’s the driving force behind Renae Maihi’s filmmaking. As an indigenous Māori woman from New Zealand, Renae believes in the living spirits of all her characters on screen.

Bulgaria’s parliament has recently passed a controversial bill banning LGBTQ+ propaganda in schools. In this video, I wanted to find out – what do Bulgarians think about this new bill? How does it affect teachers and students? And could it strain relations between Bulgaria and the European Union?

What's it like crowd-surfing at a music festival in a wheelchair? How does someone with ADHD survive a Monday morning inbox? And what does gaming look like when you’re blind? Freaks No More! is DW's video podcast show that amplifies the voices of people with visible and invisible disabilities and those with neurodivergent brains. In each episode, host Vicky Hristova and their guests dive into real stories about what it means to live beyond labels.

Lithuania topped the World Happiness Report in 2024 in happiness of people below the age of 30. At the same time, Lithuania has one of the highest numbers of low wage workers in the EU, and more than 300 000 people emigrated from the country in the last decade. So is Lithuania the best place for young people?

Bulgaria is one of the European countries with worst attitudes towards LGBTQ people. Angelica Summer is a Bulgarian queer artist who sings against the homophobic rhetoric of local politicians from her home in Cologne, Germany.

A selection of my articles for Deutsche Welle (DW) and the Bulgarian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).

People's perceptions on what autism might look like can be outdated, wrong or plain harmful. In this podcast episode, I explain how the portrayal of autistic people has been changing in films and TV shows.

A selection of social media videos I have produced for ENTR, DW Science and personal projects.

From whistles to intrusive comments and unwanted propositions: catcalling is common in all too many countries. The Netherlands has passed a new law to counter such behaviour. But will it really make a difference? I host this ENTR explainer and find out more. | Author: Carolin Franz