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A single mother, wanting to protect her eight-year-old son from pain, lies to him that his dad is away with an Antarctic expedition. But postponing the confession about his father’s death, causes damage to her and her son. The lie spins out of control; the boy discovers the truth and shuts himself away from her. Eventually, she manages to accept the pain and win his trust back so they can move on.
- Runtime1 hr 50 min
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- NoteSofia, Bulgaria; Director Biography - Stanislav Donchev DIRECTOR/PRODUCER INFO Stanislav Donchev has graduated a master degree in Film and TV directing with the New Bulgarian University in Sofia and was elected Student of the year in 2000. He is currently working on a PhD on TV Series Directing. His student film Wanted won several awards, including the national Golden Rose award and the Bitter Cup award. He is a member of the Union of the Bulgarian Filmmakers, Filmauthor, The Union of Film and TV directors. He also was a member of the National selective committee for feature films 2014. Between 2003 and 2014 Stanislav was a lecturer at New Bulgarian University. Stanislav is scriptwriter, producer and director of the feature cinema film comedies Rapid Response Corps, the sequel Rapid Response Corps 2: Nuclear Threat and the short TV novella Journey to the Sea. His directorial experience includes also the daily TV series drama Forbidden Love, licensed by Fremantle Media and the crime series Where is Maggie? He produced and directed his own crime series Unexpected Turn aired on Bulgarian TV7, Bulgaria. Since 2015 his production company is developing two feature film projects – Bubblegum and Letters from Antarctica, which he will also direct. Director`s show reel, 3,47 min. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MznNr_3xzr0 Director Statement Letters from Antarctica is a story about white lies. Unable to face causing her little boy pain, a mother hides the truth about his father’s death and invents the story of the father’s participation in an Arctic expedition. The moral conundrum provokes adverse reactions in many of us but the aim is not to judge the main character. Our goal is to cast some light on the effects that Diana’s decision has on her child’s psyche and on her own life. Diana’s dilemma does not stem from external factors, from circumstances or the other characters. Her only enemy is her own fear of pain. She is the one who creates the obstacles on her way and who complicates her relationships with people. She has to isolate herself from everyone in order to essentially protect the lie.
- DirectorStanislav Donchev
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A single mother, wanting to protect her eight-year-old son from pain, lies to him that his dad is away with an Antarctic expedition. But postponing the confession about his father’s death, causes damage to her and her son. The lie spins out of control; the boy discovers the truth and shuts himself away from her. Eventually, she manages to accept the pain and win his trust back so they can move on.
- Runtime1 hr 50 min
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- NoteSofia, Bulgaria; Director Biography - Stanislav Donchev DIRECTOR/PRODUCER INFO Stanislav Donchev has graduated a master degree in Film and TV directing with the New Bulgarian University in Sofia and was elected Student of the year in 2000. He is currently working on a PhD on TV Series Directing. His student film Wanted won several awards, including the national Golden Rose award and the Bitter Cup award. He is a member of the Union of the Bulgarian Filmmakers, Filmauthor, The Union of Film and TV directors. He also was a member of the National selective committee for feature films 2014. Between 2003 and 2014 Stanislav was a lecturer at New Bulgarian University. Stanislav is scriptwriter, producer and director of the feature cinema film comedies Rapid Response Corps, the sequel Rapid Response Corps 2: Nuclear Threat and the short TV novella Journey to the Sea. His directorial experience includes also the daily TV series drama Forbidden Love, licensed by Fremantle Media and the crime series Where is Maggie? He produced and directed his own crime series Unexpected Turn aired on Bulgarian TV7, Bulgaria. Since 2015 his production company is developing two feature film projects – Bubblegum and Letters from Antarctica, which he will also direct. Director`s show reel, 3,47 min. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MznNr_3xzr0 Director Statement Letters from Antarctica is a story about white lies. Unable to face causing her little boy pain, a mother hides the truth about his father’s death and invents the story of the father’s participation in an Arctic expedition. The moral conundrum provokes adverse reactions in many of us but the aim is not to judge the main character. Our goal is to cast some light on the effects that Diana’s decision has on her child’s psyche and on her own life. Diana’s dilemma does not stem from external factors, from circumstances or the other characters. Her only enemy is her own fear of pain. She is the one who creates the obstacles on her way and who complicates her relationships with people. She has to isolate herself from everyone in order to essentially protect the lie.
- DirectorStanislav Donchev