2024

Mother Died Today

Director

Filip Andreev

Script

Katerina Lambrinova, Philip Andreev

Cast

Alexander Benev, Elina Karastoyanova, Yossif Surchadzhiev, Tanya Shahova, Svetla Tsotsorkova, Dimitar Petkov, Tsvetan Alexiev, Iren Petrova, Mak Marinov, Alexander Kanev

Cinematography

Georgi Andreev

Composer

Hristo Namliev

Producers

Vladimir Andreev, Katerina Lambrinova, Georgi Andreev

Co-producers

Right Solutions, Soul Food, Dolly Media Studio — Todor G. Todorov, Tonislav Hristov, Andrea Stanoeva, Dobrimir Chochov

Format

Short film

Countries

Bulgaria

Awards, nominations and festivals

Sofia International Film Festival 2024 — Award for Best Bulgarian Short Film (SFF “On the Shore” 2024); FeKK BAL Competition — 11th FeKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival 2025; Venezia Shorts — Official Selection 2024; AGAINST THE FLOW International Film Festival 2025 — Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Actor in a Leading Role; Sofia Short Film Fest 2026 — Best National Short Fiction Film, etc.

A short film built around a single day of loss, in which a young man moves through familiar places and people while trying to understand what his mother's death has left behind.

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