WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THE FILM

“I was deeply moved by your wonderful film and also by the life story of Binka Z...Your film gives me this great longing for seeing more. I hope that you can go on doing your films with less difficulties than Binka had.”

Margarethe von Trotta, Film Director, Germany

"I have followed Elka Nikolova's progress for several years. This has been a very important project to her, and she has succeeded in making an important film. It is obvious that Binka is a major figure in the cinema and in recent Bulgarian history. Elka's film has brought this information to a broad audience, and we are happy to illuminate a lesser-known aspect of cinema history."

Charles Silver, Associate Curator, MoMA NY

“It's amazing. It's very accomplished. The pacing is excellent. You found just the right balance between politics, history and art; also between interviews, clips and dramatization. I really liked the scenes with the girl - they were beautiful. You should be very proud of your work!”

Elida Schogt, Filmmaker, Canada

“The film is wonderful--simply wonderful. I love it, and am really proud of you and thrilled that you have done such a first-rate job. I learned so much about Binka, about Bulgaria, about what it was like to make films during the "ancient regime", what mattered to her, how hard she worked, what a committed artist she was. You say so much, and yet the film isn't even that long. It's beautifully written and shot and directed”.

Liz Frank, Writer, New York




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