LONDON FESTIVAL OF BULGARIAN CULTURE: FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION

19:00, Gallery “Sofia”
Bulgarian Cultural Institute London

The Bulgarian Cultural Institute London and Sofia Film Fest-London Present a double bill:

The Lighthouse Woman (short)

Alienation(2013)

Special guests:
Veselka Kiryakova (Editing.Screenplay.”Alienation”)
Ana Stefanova (Director, “Lighthouse Woman”)

THE LIGHTHOUSE WOMAN

Eddie finds out that he has been adopted and starts investigating his mother’s mysterious death — she has jumped from the top of the lighthouse. Following the evidence left behind, Eddie begins to suspect that his mother has been murdered. Spending time at the lighthouse helps Eddie to look back on his past, to fit together the parts of the puzzle and to realize the truth.

Director: Ana Stefanova
Screenplay: Yassen Vassilev, Ana Stefanova
Music: George Strezov
Cinematography: Veselin Apostolov
Editing: Bohos Topakbashian
Cast: Ovanes Torosyan, Snejina Petrova, Lyubov Lyubcheva, Velizar Binev, Tigran Torosyan, Ana Valchanova
Production: Stefan Kitanov
Ana Stefanova- Kitanova was born in Sofia in 1988. Graduated Film and TV directing in National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2013. During her study, Ana took part in various international workshops and training programmes. Ana works as director, assistant director and scriptwriter.

ALIENATION

A man (Christos Stergioglou) driving an old-fashioned car is crossing the border. He is Greek and has passed his fifties. He is coming to Bulgaria to buy a child. Jorgos has prepared a secret compartment in the boot of the car masked as a gas tank so that he could smuggle the child. The baby is not born yet and the Greek needs to wait in a secluded house in the mountains together with the mother (Mariana Jikich), her deaf-mute brother (Ovanes Torosian) and the midwife. The birth is starting in a stormy night.

Awards: AWARD FOR BEST BULGARIAN FEATURE FILM @ 17th SOFIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2013
Starring: Christos Stergioglou, Mariana Jikich, Ovanes Torosia, Neda Iskrenova, Iva Ognyanova, Kitodar Todorov, Dora Markova
Directed by Milko Lazarov
Written By Milko Lazarov, Kitodar Todorov, Georgi Tenev
Screenplay by Milko Lazarov, Kitodar Todorov, Georgi Tenev
Produced by BNT
Executive producer – Christo Jivkov

Tickiets will be free. Due to the high interest reserving your seats on office@bcilondon.co.uk is essential.