Bulgarian actress Maria Bakalova took Hollywood and the world by storm as Tutar in 2020's Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, and her choices ever since have lived up to that. Whether playing a vital role in Halina Reijn and A24's first venture, Bodies Bodies Bodies, voicing Cosmo in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, or just last year playing Ivana Trump alongside Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong in The Apprentice, she also finds time for passion projects like Triumph, her home country's Oscar submission this year, and today's topic of discussion, O Horizon.
During our conversation, Maria tells us about the intersection of different projects and how this one found her, the fine lines they had to walk while bringing the story—written and directed by Madeleine Rotzler—to life, and the universal portrayal of the ever-changing landscape of technology through grief.