Description
Synopsis:
A 13-year-old Nina is feeling trapped in her relation with the bossy Vassil, who is preparing her to be a skilled pickpocket in Spain. There are days when she is almost ready to run away from him.
About the director:
Hristo Simeonov is a film director and writer based in Sofia. Hristo is a Berlinale and Sarajevo Talent alumni. His collaboration with human rights foundations in Bulgaria resulted in the creation of multiple documentaries and videos with social agendas. Hristo short fiction films are shown at international festivals like Clermont-Ferrand, Tampere, Krakow, Dresden, Bilbao, Cottbus, Molodist, Triest, Thessaloniki, Vienna, etc. His debut short film The Son (2015) won the Main Short Film Prize at Cottbus Film Festival (2016), Best Bulgarian Short Film at the Bulgarian Film Academy Awards (2016), and fifteen other awards. Currently, Hristo is developing his first feature film.
Filmography: The Son (2015), Enemies (2015), Dimo’s Forest (2018).