CROATIAN MINORITY COPRODUCTIONS
MOTHER
DIRECTOR: Zornitsa Sophia
CROATIAN PREMIERE
COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Germany, Croatia
YEAR/DURATION: 2022. • 117′
GENRE: drama
Info
- SCREENPLAY: Miglena Dimova, Zornitsa Sophia
- PHOTOGRAPHY: Krum Luis-Alirio Rodriguez
- EDITORS: Martin Savov, Victoria Radoslavova
- PRODUCTION DESIGN: Kalina Chelebieva
- COSTUME DESIGN: Eka Bichinashvili, Sophia Oprisanu
- SOUND: Dubravka Premar
- SCORE: Darko Marković
- MAKE UP: Michael Silva
- LEAD ACTRESS: Daria Simeonova
- LEAD ACTOR: Leon Lučev
- SUPPORTING ACTRESSES: Daria Dimitrova, Peris Wambui
- SUPPORTING ACTORS: Steve Matias, Lamar Munene
- PRODUCER: Irena Marković
- PRODUCTION COMPANY: Focus Media d.o.o. (Hrvatska • Croatia)
- CO-PRODUCED BY: Ostlicht Filmproduktion (Germany), MQ Pictures (Bulgaria)
Synopsis
Elena is an inspired theater director who loses her ability to have children at the age of 32. Trying therapies to get pregnant, Elena develops a successful life transforming theater program for orphans. She is invited to do the same in Kenya, where the number of orphans is massive at the same time, when Leon proposes to her to start ‘in vitro’ with donated egg cells. Elena has to choose between her dream of having a child of her own and helping thousands of orphans to start dreaming. Finding her own way, Elena will redefine the word “mother”. Inspired by a true story.
Festivals and awards
Golden Rose Film Festival, Bulgaria ― World premiere and Best Film, Best Actress, Best Cinematographer Awards
Warsaw International Film festival – International premiere
Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers – Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress
Trailer
About the director
Zornitsa Sophia is Master of Fine Arts, with a major in painting. She has written, directed and produced 4 feature films, 2 documentaries and directed 7 tv series, one theater performance and an Opera. Her films are screened at major film festivals like Warsaw, Shanghai, Goa, Cairo, Sarajevo, Busan, Mar del Plata, Moscow, and received over 25 awards, two of them being the Bulgarian submission for the Academy Awards. Zornitsa Sophia served as a jury member at film festivals and has a passion for leading workshops on filmmaking.
Screening
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- INK – WEDNESDAY 19.07.2023.
11:00
- INK – WEDNESDAY 19.07.2023.
FREE ENTRANCE
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- VALLI CINEMA – WEDNESDAY 19.07.2023.
22:00
- VALLI CINEMA – WEDNESDAY 19.07.2023.
FREE ENTRANCE
