SILENT OBSERVERS

Docu-fiction / Bulgaria, Germany / 2024 / 96 minutes

CREW

Director / Eliza Petkova
Scriptwriter / Eliza Petkova
DOP / Constanze Schmitt

Producer / Veselka Kiryakova
Production / Red Carpet
Co-producers / Jasper Ph. Mielke, Karoline Henkel, Arto Sebastian, Eliza Petkova,Constanze Schmitt
Co-production / Wood Water Films, RBB, CINEMANDA
World Sales / Open Kitchen Films

Financial support / Bulgarian National Film Center + Eurimages + RBB / ARTE

WORLD PREMIERE

2024 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

SYNOPSIS

In a remote Bulgarian mountain village, six animals reveal the mysterious world of superstition. A cat is considered a vampire, a donkey is thought to be bewitched, and a dog is seen as a chicken hunter. Through sensitive observation, we witness the dwindling hopes of the village through the eyes of its four-legged inhabitants. Time seems to stand still, yet transience remains the only constant.