Developed in EURODOC 2023
Director Nikolay Stefanov seeks familial reconciliation with the past through investigating the unsolved murder of his father that happened in 1994, just after the fall of the Iron Curtain. But his clash with present-day reality in Eastern Europe reveals the pressing need for collective reconciliation with the region’s post-totalitarian legacy.
MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE IDEA OF A FATHER (2024), 90 min, Bulgaria
[ IN PRODUCTION ]
Director: Nikolay Stefanov
Producer: Ralitsa Golemanova
Writers: Nikolay Stefanov and Ralitsa Golemanova
DoP: Nikolay Stefanov
Edited by: Stoyan Velinov
Production company: Smarty Pants Shooter
Sound Design: Ivan Andreev [SONUS STUDIO]