2025, Bulgaria – Hungary, 115 min., Feature, Drama
Atanas Hristoskov
Writers: Teodora Markova, Nevena Kertova, Georgi Ivanov
Martin Balkansky
Lars Simonsen, Alexandar Aleksiev, Vladimir Mihaylov, Strezo Stamatovski, Clive Russell, Marina Suma
Producers: Victor Francess (Kalpataru), Kalinov Brothers (Invictus)
A pilgrimage in which a spiritual master must choose one of his disciples as his successor turns into an inner journey for each of the participants. Who am I? Where do I come from? What is left when I am no longer here? A mystic tale about the path of the human soul through eternity.
Atanas Hristoskov
Atanas Hristoskov was born in Sofia in 1976. He has an education in Filmmaking and Body Psychotherapy. His socially engaged debut feature film, N1 (Number One), received the Golden Rose Award for Best Bulgarian Feature Film in 2011. He is the founder of the Estorium Archive – a digital “human library” dedicated to preserving personal stories. Atanas explores new audiovisual forms, blending traditional storytelling with multimedia and VR to search for the depths of human existence.
FILMOGRAPHY
2025 – Axis of Life
2016 – 18
2011 – N1 (Number One)
AWARDS, NOMINATIONS AND FESTIVALS
2026 – 30th Sofia International Film Festival – Balkan Competition Nomination / Official Selection
2025 – 56th International Film Festival of India – Goa – Official Selection (World Premiere)