“The Whiteboard”: A Little to No Dialogue Film With Characters that tell an Endearing LGBTQ Story.
Kat Wahlen’s The Whiteboard tells, or rather shows, a delightful love story between two young women who meet in detention.

The young craftsman Gogia and the village girl Tasia fall in love with each other. Arriving in Tasia's village accompanied by a wedding procession, Gogia Can't find his bride anymore, Turns out by the order of Tasia's godmother, the duke's wife, she was taken to the duke's house as a servant. The elderly duke liked Tasia and decided to marry her. Gogia with the help of his friends, Karachokheli, tries to get his bride back.
Kat Wahlen’s The Whiteboard tells, or rather shows, a delightful love story between two young women who meet in detention.
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