Vasil Gendov’s ambiguous life story impresses with an array of ‘starts’: he made both the first Bulgarian feature film ever and the first talking movie. He was the founding father of the Bulgarian National Film Archives and the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers. Alongside being a film pioneer, he was a controversial person. Drawing on documents and evidence of that time, the documentary seeks to unveil his complex character in the context of the dynamic social and political situation in this country in the early twentieth century against the backdrop of the cultural development of Europe and the Balkans.
Director: Ilia Kostov
Script: Alexander Grozev
Cinematography: Jaroslav Jachev
Music: Valentin Stamov
Production: Ilia Kostov – NIKE I
With the support of Bulgarian National Film Center
Duration: 62 min
Script: Alexander Grozev
Cinematography: Jaroslav Jachev
Music: Valentin Stamov
Production: Ilia Kostov – NIKE I
With the support of Bulgarian National Film Center
Duration: 62 min
