Blind Alley

dir. Olga Koleva

Blind alley is a road movie about getting lost on the way home.A night after the protests in Sofia, two strangers meet and take an aimless road journey through the streets of the city, meanwhile sharing their solitude. The road sign at the end of the path becomes a sign of a hope for both of them.

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Bulgaria | 2019 | 20 min

PRODUCTION: Olga Koleva, Yancho Mihaylov, Irina Kitova, Ina Durova

CAST: Nadejda Koleva, Christo Petkov

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Georgi Marinov – Gopeto

EDITING: Dimitar Yakimov

SOUND: Dimitar Benkov

Thursday 21.4. & Saturday 23.4. at 16:00h, Zaal 3

Special Guest: Filmmaker Olga Koleva

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FESTIVALS & AWARDS (SELECTION)

Sofia International Film festival, 2020 | SHORT to the Point, 2020 | South East European Film Festival Los Angeles, 2020 | Dumbo Film Festival, 2020

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