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DESSI AND BILIANA

Victims of manipulated legal trials and repression - the two women Dessi Ivancheva and Bilyana Petrova, the non-partisan mayors of Mladost district, Sofia city. Charged with bribery by means of a money slip - a "lesson" to all who dare challenge the construction business mafia in Bulgaria. An emotional documentary in two letters. From mom - a story told for Dessi's child to grasp why his mom is in the Sliven prison and not at home. To mom - Bilyana's confession to her mother, passed away while her daughter is suffering an undeserved sentence and humiliation due to her refusal to cooperate with the powerful of the day.

  • Dima Proykova
    Director
  • Dima Proykova
    Writer
  • RADA GIBSON RAYKOVA
    Key Cast
    "Narrator and Good Fairy"
  • BRIZEIDA RADKOVA
    Key Cast
    "Good Fairy"
  • STEFAN KUTSAROV
    DOP
  • JOHAN SUGAREV
    SOUND DESIGNE
  • SILVIA PAVLOVA
    PRODUCTION DESIGNER
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    27 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 8, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Bulgaria
  • Country of Filming:
    Bulgaria
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Woman, Life, Freedom Film Festival
    Brisbane, Queensland
    Australia
    September 16, 2024
    Semi-Finalist
  • Macau International Short Film Festival
    Macau, Macau
    Macao
    December 3, 2024
    Official Selection
  • FOLKESTONE FILM FESTIVAL
    Folkestone
    United Kingdom
    March 24, 2025
    Honorable mention
  • New York Istanbul Short Film Festival
    New York City
    United States
    March 26, 2025
    Official selection
  • AltFF Alternative Film Festival
    Toronto, Ontario
    Canada
    March 27, 2025
    Nominee for Best Documentary
  • Vasil Gendov Festival of Bulgarian Cinema - SBFD Awards
    Sofia
    Bulgaria
    May 3, 2025
    Nominated for Best Documentary; Best Debut
  • Symbiotic Film Festival
    Kiev
    Ukraine
    April 18, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Anatolia International Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    August 8, 2025
Director Biography - Dima Proykova

Dima Proykova (1972) - Burgas, Bulgaria
A Photographer; An Actress; An Ecologist;
A Peace-Lover; An internationalist; A feminist;
A MOVIE MAKER;
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9088092/

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2. Erika's Jewel (2016) - Short Film (22') / Director and Writer;
3. Maid's Doll (2018) - Short Film (25') / Director, Writer, Editor;
4. No Perfect Memories (2021) -Short Film (30') / Director, Writer, Editor;
5. Adam Susbe's Last Interview - Short Film (24') / Director, Sreenplay, Editing
6. Mama, why are they killing us? - Short film (8:30') /Director, Screenplay, Editing
7. DESSI AND BILIANA - film (27') /Director, Screenplay, Editing/