The Cars We Drove Into Capitalism
For many decades, every year, half of Europe was facing the complicated task of selecting a new car, among hundreds of new models arriving in to the market. The other half was free to choose from among 10 to 15 makes…
Palace for the people
The life and death of socialist archtectural monsters. An epic fairytale in five chapters.
Simon Vs. Fear (The Varsano Case)
A very personal view of author Georgi Tenev on the personal story of photographer Simon Varsano with Bulgarian Communist State Security.
From Cremona to Cremona
From Cremona to Cremona is an emotional journey – to the desired dreamland, to the future of the violin-making art, to the real self of each one violin-maker.
The Ladino Ladies' Club
Nine honorable ladies, descendants of Sephardic Jews in Bulgaria tell about their life and Sephardic traditions in Ladino – the language spoken by Sephardic Jews after they were expelled from Spain in 1492.
The Last Black Sea Pirates
The Last Black Sea Pirates swim in testosterone and rugged tenderness in a land of wilderness and legends, far from civilization. For 20 years, Captain Jack The Whale and his crew have been drinking, dreaming and…
Dad Made Dirty Movies
"Dad Made Dirty Movies" chronicles the life and work of Stephen C. Apostolof (aka A. C. Stephen) - a former political prisoner, devoted Christian and family man and one of the greatest erotic filmmakers in the U.S. The…
The Boy Who Was a King
A story of one of the most fascinating monarch figures in contemporary history - Simeon II of Bulgaria, cousin to the House of Windsor and a descendant of William the Conqueror. From his adventurous life as an exiled…
Concrete Pharaohs
Welcome to the picturesque world of the Kalderash Roma – a closed community of no more than 1 million people all over the world. "Concrete Pharaohs" take us on a journey into the lifestyle and traditions of the most…
Paradise Hotel
The young Demir dreams of a wedding. But his Roma tower block at the outskirts of a provincial town in Bulgaria is no place for romance. 25 years ago it had all it takes for panel socialist heaven: from parquet floors…
Corridor #8
CORRIDOR #8 is a huge EU infrastructural project meant to link the Black and the Adriatic Seas, already a decade in the planning. CORRIDOR #8 is a non-road movie about a road historically known as the European part of…
See You at the Eiffel Tower
Post-World War II Europe. The filmmakers Joris Ivens and Marion Michelle travelthrough Eastern Europe making a film about people, new life and hope. The present.Bulgarian filmmaker Valentin Valchev and his crew set out…
Family Fortune
Family Fortune, directed by Tonislav Hristov, is an intimate portrait of a Bulgarian family - the filmmakers own - that tries to make a living in the midst of unemployment and difficult circumstances. The country is…
The Mosquito Problem and Other Stories
A small town on the Danube and its hopeful citizens are about to embark on a bright new journey. Massive rusty cranes, foreign investors, and the joyful chants of cheerleaders carry the dream of a great nuclear future.…
Georgi and the Butterflies
This is a story full of butterflies, silk and schizophrenics, about misery, joy, optimism and compassion. As director of a home for psychologically challenged men, situated in a 16th century monastery near the Bulgarian…