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Ralitsa Doncheva

Baba Dana Talks To The Wolves

Doc. expérimental | 16mm | couleur | 10:38 | Bulgarie, Canada | 2015

Baba Dana Talks To The Wolves is an impressionistic portrait of Baba Dana, an 85 year-old Bulgarian woman who has chosen to spend her life in the mountains, away from people and cities. She lives in one of the oldest monasteries in Bulgaria, Zelenikovsky Monastery. Once known as a favorite place of repose for Bulgaria’s last Tzar, the place is now known as Baba Dana’s home.

Ralitsa Doncheva (b. 1987) is a Montréal-based filmmaker, originally from Bulgaria. A graduate from The Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal, she makes short films and video installations. Her recent works are focused between documentary and experimental cinema using analogue film techniques and photochemical processes.