4th London / Sofia Cinema Showcase: Screening of the documentary film “Destiny of a Bum”

November 26, 2022, 6:00 p.m. at the Ondaatje Theatre, Royal Geographical Society

Registration for the event HERE

The Bulgarian Cultural Institute London is pleased to invite you to the screening of the documentary film “Destiny of a Bum”, part of the 4th London / Sofia Cinema Showcase, in the period 13-27 November 2022, live at the Ondaatje Theatre, Royal Geographical Society.

Special guests at the screening: Stefan Kitanov, Iliana Kitanova

Moderated by Phillip Bergson, BBC Broadcaster and Member of the UK Critics’ Circle

After the film screening there will be a discussion with the special guests

“Destiny of a Bum”

Script: Ana Kitanova.

Director: Ana Kitanova.

Cinematography: Angel Balakchiyski.

Music: Stefan Valdobrev.

Cast: Pavel Yosifov, Stefan Kitanov, Nikolay Evstatiev, Evstati Evstatiev, Iliana Kitanova, Tona Kolarova

Producer: Stefan Kitanov

Co-Producer: Dobromir Chochov

Production: Art Fest

75 year-old Pavi is a colourful person, who lives in a clay house in the forest without electricity and running water. He constantly reads under the candlelight and is always interested in what happens around the world. Amidst his little kingdom of newspaper cuttings, transformed into a collage, Pavi dreams of getting some of his short stories published and thus being recognized as a writer.

Ana Kitanova was born in Sofia in 1988. She graduated in Film and TV directing from National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, in 2013. During her study, Ana took part in various international workshops and training programs among which Summer Media Studio (Lithuania), School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Turkey), Sarajevo Talant Campus (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Ana works as director, assistant director and scriptwriter. She was twice awarded The Best Director Prize by The Lions International Short Film Competition for her shorts The Pillow (2010) and The Silence (2011). Ana also directed the short documentaries On Wheels (2009), Ajabez (2009), Maria (2010) and the short fiction Breakfasters (2010). Her short film Lighthouse woman (2014) participated the competition programs of Avvantura Film Festival, Zadar, Croatia (2014), Drama International Film Festival, Drama, Greece (2014), Golden Rose, Varna, Bulgaria (2014), Tofifest, Torun, Poland (2014), Bulgarian Film Academy Awards (2015) and also was part of the Balkan Panorama of Drama ISFF, Drama, Greece (2015).