Clouds Fly West - Oblatsite letiat na zapad (2010)

The 22-minute film brings together topics that should not fit in a sentence. The movie begins in a remote rural village in Bulgaria, only to zoom out and go back 200,000 years ago in time ... See full summary »

Director:

Vesko Cholakov (as Veselin Cholakov)

Writer:

Vesko Cholakov (as Veselin Cholakov)

Star:

Vesko Cholakov

Cast

Credited cast:
Vesko Cholakov	...	Narrator (voice) (as Veselin Cholakov)

Storyline

The 22-minute film brings together topics that should not fit in a sentence. The movie begins in a remote rural village in Bulgaria, only to zoom out and go back 200,000 years ago in time when anatomically modern-appearing humans first came into existence. Then, twenty-one centuries after the Christ, a saga of survival continues. Amongst unprecedented technological advances on an ever more populated and locked in alienation Earth, the focus shifts to Europe which is globalizing and debating migration in the first years after the fall of the Iron Curtain. The movie is personal, reflective and essay-like. It twists together multiple plot threads which create an emotionally charged image of a many-sided subject. On the surface, politics intersect with offbeat commentary. In the background, the narrative is personal and soaked with emotions of a coming-of-age filmmaker. You are invited to a experience a least expected encounter in the heart of a German metropolis. This is a story about a ...

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Plot Keywords:

cardinal direction in title | student | part documentary | part animation | independent film | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Animation | Short | History

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Bulgaria

Language:

Bulgarian

Release Date:

29 April 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wolke Fliegen nach Westen

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1