Shifting Tides
Best Short Fiction
Yoan Petrov
Bulgaria,
Family,
Drama,
Easterneuropean,
Foreign,
Bulgarian,
00:19:51
Estranged uncle - Mitio and nephew - Chris, meet after many years and have to determine what to do with the fortune Chris's mother has left behind after her death. Mitio, being a grumpy old timer set in his ways, and Chris - a young and progressive child of the world, end up bumping heads over ideologies, worldview and simple priorities. Soon however, Chris is forced to accept that not all is as he thinks it is, and he might himself be guilty of what he has been blaming his uncle for.
Film block:
FICTION / ON FAMILY AND UNDERSTANDING
Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 1
- Language Bulgarian
- Country Bulgaria
- Genre Family, Drama, Easterneuropean, Foreign
- Cinematographer Giorgos Tsamis
- Scriptwriter Yoan Petrov
- Producer Dessy Tenekedjieva, Gary Stretch, Yoan Petrov
- Music Arn Andersson
- Editor Boyana Yordanova
- Cast Joan Popov, Yuri Angelov
- Year of creation 2024
- Duration 00:19:51
Yoan Petrov was born in 1999 and spent his childhood between Sofia and Sinemorets. At the age of 15 he moved to the UK to begin pursuing an education and later a career in filmmaking. After graduating from university with а BA Degree in film he took a sidestep, and began working in the AI industry for 4 years, before quitting, and spending his savings to make his debut short - Shifting Tides. Yoan is eager to move into feature filmmaking and spends his time developing his debut feature film.
