No Place for You in Our Town
Bulgaria2022documentary85'Międzynarodowy konkurs filmów dokumentalnych (2022)
Pernik in Bulgaria is considered to be the breeding ground for a radical football fan subculture. The director’s hometown was famous for its mining industry under communism. Now, it is past its prime, which gives rise to high levels of frustration and aggression, mostly among young men. From up-close and without prejudice, the film captures the lives of the three protagonists, leaving the final judgement to the viewer. Juxtaposing everyday life with archival materials creates a sense of travelling through time in parallel with entrapment in the reality degraded by History.
- directed by
- Nikolay Stefanov
Having graduated with an MA in Cinematography in 2003, Nikolay Stefanov has experimented with different visual styles and forms in his cinematography work for films, series, and TV. He made his directing debut with two mid-length documentaries in 2016 and 2018. Tackling important and sensitive social topics, No Place for You in Our Town (2022) is his first feature-length documentary which premiered in the Next:Wave competition at CPH:DOX 2022. Nikolay Stefanov’s next documentary, Making Friends with the Idea of a Father (2023), is in development and is a part of the 2022 EURODOC program.
- cinematography
- Nikolay Stefanov
- script
- Mariana Sabeva, Nikolay Stefanov, Ralitsa Golemanova
- editing
- Stoyan Velinov
- production
- Ralitsa Golemanova (Smarty Pants Shooter)
- Photo
