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Best Short Student Fiction Boris Vesselinov United States, Fiction, English, 00:15:38

In 1876 Bulgaria, a desperate revolutionary must convince a room of suspecting Ottoman soldiers that he is innocent.

Film block: STUDENT FICTION / ON THE PAST AND THE WORLD

Screening:

Sunday 29-06-2025 / 19:00

Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 2

Language English
Country United States
Genre Fiction
Cinematographer Tom Bolles
Scriptwriter Boris Vesselinov
Producer Jillian Caforio, Sophia Costanzo
Music Ben Doherty
Editor Charlie Zehner, Boris Vesselinov
Cast Yavor Vesselinov, Victoria Myssik, Eric Etebari
Year of creation 2024
Duration 00:15:38

Director Boris Vesselinov

Boris Vesselinov is a writer and director. His stories often take place in tense historical settings, from Revolutionary America to a record-breaking 1960s submarine.

Boris’ work includes a short film starring David Mazouz and Aoi Takeya, and two feature screenplays selected as Academy Nicholl Fellowship Quarterfinalists (2022 and 2023). He has also qualified for a 2024 Oscar in the Live-Action Short category with Sunless.

He is a first-generation American, originally from Bulgaria.