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A Place for Sailors

Witness the remains of a silent and forgotten coastal town, once populated by a rich fishing culture and forgotten sailors. A portrait of Whitby; from its cliffs and piers to its beaches and dock. Everything stands still except the winds and ocean; only the souls of the sailors remain, forgotten to the sea.

  • Daniel Georgiev
    Director
  • Daniel Moore
    Producer
  • Nathan Tonge
    Researcher
  • Marcel de Luca
    Editor
  • Andy Domeisen
    Sound Recordist
  • Nathan Tonge
    Photography
  • Daniel Georgiev
    Photography
  • Marcel de Luca
    Photography
  • Daniel Moore
    Photography
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 25 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 1, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    100 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:1.37
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Northern Film School
Director Biography - Daniel Georgiev

Daniel Georgiev is a Bulgarian filmmaker born April 19, 1999, in Skien, Norway. Growing up in a musical family, Daniel developed a keen enthusiasm towards music. He became acquainted with the camera at an early age and started studying photography when he was 16. Combined with his love for cinema and visual storytelling, he aims to create emotional and expressive films, and develop a style of his own that incorporates his love for music and sound. Daniel has a sentiment towards nature, the countryside and the simplicity of life; Drawn towards smaller and intimate places. His films often go into the realm of being dreamy and atmospheric. His most recent work includes directing and photography on A Place for Sailors, an atmospheric documentary, currently making the rounds in the film festival circuit.

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Director Statement

The distinct direction of this documentary came from a want to make a film that stands out from the usual documentary and speaks for itself through visual means. I was interested in creating a film that transports the audience to the ghost of a coastal town and its culture lost in time. A lot of trips to the coastal town of Whitby and wondering about got me interested in exploring its history and capturing the unique aesthetic of the town. Even after all of these years, it still feels like the residents from the past and the town’s significant line of trade, craft and industry flow through its veins. Creating a dense and rich ghostly atmosphere, concentrated in a small place. My goal was to make a film exploring this “ghost” side of a town and honour the past that has been left behind.