Binka: To Tell a Story About Silence (2007)

overview : A film pioneer, Binka Zhelyazkova was at the forefront of political cinema under Bulgaria's Communist dictatorship. Though she remained faithful to the communist ideals she became an avid critic of the regime and brought upon herself the wrath of its censorship. As a result four of her nine films were shelved and released to the public only after the fall of the regime in 1989, and Binka Zhelyazkova became known as the bad girl of Bulgarian cinema. A provocative portrait that reveals the pressures and complexities that arise when art is made under totalitarianism.

Release Date : Jan 01, 2007

Runtime : 48m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : VREME Film Studios

Countries : Bulgaria

Keywords : filmmaking, woman director, film director, bulgarian history, film history, bulgarian cinema