The Last Seagull
The Last SeagullDetails
Bulgarian “seagull" Ivan, 58, has been escorting wealthy foreign ladies at Sunny Beach resort for 40 years. He’s getting old and tired. His greatest asset seems to be his EU passport when trying to get the attention of Russian ladies. But even they start questioning Ivan’s status as a possible provider. The pandemic does not make the work any easier. No tourists mean no money. Ivan would like to settle down and reconnect with his son in Ukraine who does not answer his calls – until spring 2022 arrives.
Festivals: Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2023, CPH:DOX 2023, Nordisk Panorama Documentary Competition 2023
DIRECTOR: Tonislav Hristov
SCREENWRITER: Tonislav Hristov
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Orlin Ruevski
EDITING: Anders Teigen
SOUND: Sander Olsen
MUSIC: Petar Dundakov
PRODUCER: Kaarle Aho
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Making Movies
SALES: CAT&Docs
Director
Tonislav Hristov
was born in Vraza, Bulgaria, in 1978. In 2003 he moved to Finland and started to study film. He has directed six documentaries. His latest documentary The Good Postman (IDFA 2016, Sundance 2017) was nominated for the European Film Awards in 2017. His other films include Love & Engineering (Tribeca, Hot Docs, Visions du Réel 2014) and Soul Food Stories (IDFA 2013).
Contact
Suvi Railo
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• festival distribution strategy for documentary films
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