The film Odyssey MD is a year-long journey during which the camera observes how life develops in various parts of the country, in towns and villages on both sides of the Dniester River. The main character of the film is Moldova—picturesque and unique, happy and sad—like some other post-Soviet states, it is a country of contrasts. Often called a land of fertility and magic, it is even more often misunderstood, and for some people it does not even exist.

Pavel Braila (born 1971, Chișinău, Moldova) is a contemporary artist, director, and visual artist based in Berlin and Chișinău. His works combine film, video art, installations, and performances, exploring the reality of post-communist Eastern Europe, globalization, and identity. After completing his studies in engineering and translation in Moldova, he furthered his education at the Jan van Eyck Academy in the Netherlands and Le Fresnoy in France. His work has been presented at prestigious international venues such as Documenta 11 in Kassel, Manifesta 10 in Lyon and Venice, as well as in museums and galleries in Berlin, Vienna, New York, Helsinki and Paris. Braila has held solo exhibitions in various European countries and the US, and has collaborated with renowned art centres such as the MIT List Visual Arts Center in Boston and the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin. His works are recognisable for their social sensitivity, irony and ability to combine local experience with universal cultural tensions.