IN HELL WITH IVO
Bulgaria, United States 2025 – Director: Kristina Nikolova – Original language: Bulgarian – Subtitles: English – Length: 80 min.
Sometimes Ivo wears dresses and wigs; sometimes camouflage and a skinhead. The constantly-evolving, queer singer, songwriter and painter provokes and captivates audiences in his home country of Bulgaria. We follow Ivo as he entertains people with his high-pitched voice during the pandemic and responds to hostility with an infectious optimism. Michael Kohl
Content warning: This film shows racist, antiziganistic, homophobic language.
World premiere
Biography
Having grown up in Bulgaria, Kristina Nikolova moved to the USA, where she studied economics and film. There she works as a director, producer and cinematographer. Her upcoming documentary PROJCET CETI is about AI and the language of whales.
Filmography (selection)
FAITH, LOVE AND WHISKEY, BG 2012, 75 min.
TOUCHED WITH FIRE, USA 2015, 102 min.
Nominated for the VIKTORIA Main Competition DOK.international
Slices of life, insights and perspectives: The films of the International Competition open doors to new worlds for us. They compete for the award VIKTORIA Main Competition, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The award donor is Bayerischer Rundfunk.
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No youth rating
Writer: Kristina Nikolova. Camera: Kristina Nikolova, Alexander Stanishev, Julian Atanassov. Editing: Anastas Petkov. Music: Ivo Dimchev. Production: Magic Shop. Producer: Kristina Nikolova. Co-Producers: Lunaclipse Media.
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