HEART OF LEAD

An ancient Turkish ritual, a battered Bulgarian night train and a vast beach at the Atlantic Ocean are all united by one young woman and her fight with a crippling fear.

SLAVA DOYTCHEVA started her film career as the lead actress in the Bulgarian feature Christmas Tree Upside Down (Karlovy Vary Jury Prize 2006). Her next part in Crayfish (2009) brought her the Best Supporting Actress Award by the Bulgarian Film Academy. In 2013, Slava completed an MA in film directing at the London Film School, where she wrote and directed 4 shorts, screened and awarded at various festivals around Europe. She is now a founding member of a directors’ lab called Zhivak.

FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Sofia IFF 2014 – Jameson nomination; In the Palace International Short Films Festival, Balchik 2014 – Euroshorts special award; Festival Del Film Locarno 2014 – special screening; Sarajevo Film Festival 2014 – short films competition; Fresh Film Fest, 2014 – competition programme