SILENT OBSERVERS
In a remote Bulgarian mountain village, six animals reveal the mysterious world of superstition.
A cat is considered a vampire, a donkey is thought to be bewitched, and a dog is seen as a chicken hunter.
Through sensitive observation, we witness the dwindling hopes of the village through the eyes of its four-legged inhabitants.
Time seems to stand still, yet transience remains the only constant.
SILENT OBSERVERS
Bulgaria, Germany 2024, 95 min
ALEXA Mini, Dolby Digital 5.1
Original language: Bulgarian
Subtitles: English, German, French
CAST
MATSA
MILA
GOSHO
KIRKA
BELUSHA
BELKA
TEAM
Written and directed by: ELIZA PETKOVA
Cinematography: CONSTANZE SCHMITT
Sound: HANNES MARGET
Producer: VESELKA KIRYAKOVA
Co-Producers: JASPER PH. MIELKE, KAROLINE HENKEL, ARTO SEBASTIAN, ELIZA PETKOVA, CONSTANZE SCHMITT
Assistant Producer: TSVETELINA YORDANOVA
Production Manager: STOYAN MIZYULEV
Production Assistant: SONYA IVANOVA
First Assistant Camera: ALEXANDER BENEV
Editors: ELIZA PETKOVA, HANNES MARGET
Original Score: ADAM GOODWIN, ANIL ERASLAN, JUNG JAE-KIM, LUCAS AKINTAYA, SHINGO MASUDA
Color Grading: TIM KRÖGER
Sound Designer and Mixer: HANNES MARGET
Foley Artist: KONSTANTIN FAUST
Produced by: RED CARPET
In Coproduction with: WOOD WATER FILMS, RBB, CINEMANDA
37TH IDFA, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam