Father Ivan And His Children (2010) + Supporting Short The Cobbler's Tale

Dir. Georgi Stoev – Jacky, Bulgarian(english subtitles), Bulgaria

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Wed 15 May 2013 // 19:30 / Cinema

Twenty years ago an employee of the State Security System becomes a priest. To the communists, this is a betrayal. Prosecution, a fabricated trial and five-year imprisonment follow… There and then he took an oath to build and orphanage. At present he is taking care of about 130 people most of whom children, homeless and outcasts, with no help from the State or the Church.  

Plus supporting short documentary: Adrin Neatrour's film - The Cobbler's Tale (2006) - filmed in a cobbler's shop in Gateshead.

A donation will be made directly to the orphanage from ticket sales.

Live Q&A over Skype with the Director after the screening.

Georgi Stoev – Jacky

Bulgarian director, born in 1941. He has directed over 50 documentary, 4 features films and exposed his caricatures in Sofia and Vienna. His latest feature film Fly By Rossinant received the Director of the Festival Award at Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic.