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Director David Djambazov

David Djambazov comes from a background as diverse as a degree in Physics from Caltech, a long stint as a trader on Wall Street, and production work in experimental theater in New York. Graduate of a directing program of the FAMU Film Academy, recently he has worked as the line producers assistant on the independent feature Imogene, starring Annette Bening and Matt Dillon. In the summer of 2011, together with Anna Stoeva, he co-founded Tanuki Films.

Director Anna Stoeva

Born in Moscow, Anna Stoeva is a documentary filmmaker, producer and director. She has worked on a number of international documentaries, including "The Last Black Pirates" (HotDocs 2013, FIPRESCI Award in Krakow 2013), "Dad Makes Dirty Movies" (Visions du Reel Premiere 2011) and "Hotel Paradise" (original program of HBO Bulgaria). She is the producer of the short films "Red" and "How to gain weight healthy", which has won 45 international awards and toured over 100 festivals, as well as co-author and main screenwriter of the German horror series HAUSEN (Sky Deutschland 2020) .

Her media production company tanuki films, co-founded with David Dzhambazov, focuses on documentary and online formats for the non-profit sector and publicizing brands with a cause.

Anna Stoeva is also the author of the exhibition "Invaluable Things" was exhibited in our multifunctional community space The Steps.

The exhibition includes a series of photographs of personal belongings of women killed by relatives, through which Stoeva wants to tell their stories "beyond the tragedies themselves." Her goal is to "touch people emotionally, not in the head, but in the heart" with her photos and make them recognize themselves in the portraits of these women.