
2007
A film pioneer, Binka Zhelyazkova was at the forefront of political cinema under Bulgaria's Communist dictatorship. Though she remained faithful to the communist ideals she became an avid critic of the regime and brought upon herself the wrath of its censorship. As a result four of her nine films were shelved and released to the public only after the fall of the regime in 1989, and Binka Zhelyazkova became known as the bad girl of Bulgarian cinema. A provocative portrait that reveals the pressures and complexities that arise when art is made under totalitarianism.

Andrei Chertov
Self

Antonina Zhelyazkova
Self

Angel Vagenshtain
Self

Atanas Svilenov
Self

Valeri Petrov
Self

Delyana Hadzhiyankova
Self

Ivan Popjordanov
Self

Ivan Traykov
Self

Ingeborg Bratoeva
Self

Kliment Denchev
Self

Kosta Bikov
Self

Kosta Tzonev
Self

Lila Toke
Self

Lyuben Chatalov
Self

Neda Stanimirova
Self

Nikolai Sotirov
Self

Pamela Rosenberg
Self

Pavel Pisarev
Self

Tzvetana Maneva
Self

Victoria Krumova
Little Girl

Paraskeva Djukelova
Narrator

Linda Russeva
Narrator

Birth/Mother

Face to Face: The Schappell Twins

Take 2

Cinematographer

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

Mr. X

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty

Small Talk

Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing

The Battle of The Alamo

Score: A Film Music Documentary

How to Meet a Mermaid

Kaleidoscope

How to Cook Your Life

Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq

Last Hijack

Travelling with Tove

Haru, Island of the Solitary

Jedi Junior High