a film by YANA ALEXIEVA
2024   Bulgaria  82'
About

Animari and Zlatko’s mission is to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds get the best possible care and education. Will they manage to find funding to welcome more children and to start a high school?

Synopsis

School for Hope - Poster

Animari and Zlatko take seven-year-old Rossi into their unique boarding school in rural Bulgaria for her first school year. While she progresses to second grade making good friends along the way, Animari and Zlatko are faced with numerous challenges to keep the school running. A poetic, whimsical journey through their lives in the course of one year, the film explores the limits of what they are ready to do to protect their pupils and help them thrive.

Available Territories

The World

Exhibition Formats

DCP & Digital Download

Crew

Yana Alexieva

Writer & Director

Krasimir Andonov

Cinematographer

Svetlosar Georgiev

Sound Designer

Maya Harrigan

Composer

Simeon Tsonchev

Producer

With

Animari Dimitrova

Zlatko Zlatkov

The Students & The Team of Dimitar Ekimov School

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