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After living in France most of her life, director Bojina Panayotova returns home to Bulgaria as a young woman suspicious of her family's past; she speculates whether her family had been collaborating with the Communist regime throughout her childhood. Using archival footage, home videos, and interviews, Panayotova crafts a family drama that’s one part spy movie and one part tragicomic odyssey. A personal, yet entertaining look behind the Iron Curtain, I See Red People is both an investigation of the complicated legacy of communism in Bulgaria and a fascinating study of the parent-child relationship. -TG
Selected by French French curator, Thierry Garrel.
BEST EAST AND CENTRAL EUROPEAN FILM 2018 Astra Film Festival, Sibiu, Rumania
Grand Prix du Jury et Prix Étudiants 2019 Festival2Valenciennes
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- Year2018
- Runtime84 minutes
- LanguageBulgarian, French
- CountryFrance, Bulgaria
- DirectorBojina Panayotova
This film includes a pre-recorded Q&A. You may choose to watch it before or after the film by clicking on the Q&A button on the right hand side of this page.
After living in France most of her life, director Bojina Panayotova returns home to Bulgaria as a young woman suspicious of her family's past; she speculates whether her family had been collaborating with the Communist regime throughout her childhood. Using archival footage, home videos, and interviews, Panayotova crafts a family drama that’s one part spy movie and one part tragicomic odyssey. A personal, yet entertaining look behind the Iron Curtain, I See Red People is both an investigation of the complicated legacy of communism in Bulgaria and a fascinating study of the parent-child relationship. -TG
Selected by French French curator, Thierry Garrel.
BEST EAST AND CENTRAL EUROPEAN FILM 2018 Astra Film Festival, Sibiu, Rumania
Grand Prix du Jury et Prix Étudiants 2019 Festival2Valenciennes
Did you enjoy this film? Have any comments or questions? You can send filmmakers your feedback by leaving them a written or video note at feedback@doxafestival.ca.
- Year2018
- Runtime84 minutes
- LanguageBulgarian, French
- CountryFrance, Bulgaria
- DirectorBojina Panayotova