production
My Father's Shoes
DIRECTOR: Hristo Simeonov
85 min | BULGARIa, france
Mima has grown up in the shadow of her father’s absence, raised by her uncompromising mother, Boyka. When news of his death arrives and his body is returned to their village, recognition becomes both a formal necessity and a moral dilemma. As Boyka refuses to look at the man she once loved, mother and daughter are compelled to confront not only the past, but the weight of what remains unspoken between them. Facing death, Mima must decide what it means to inherit a history she never chose.
About
Production: Contrast Films, Films de Force Majeure
Planned for: 2026
With:
Valeria Varbanova (Mima)
Tanya Shahova (Boyka)
Vyara Kolarova (Stephana)
Stoyan Ivanov (Bozhidar)
Gallery
Support
Bulgarian National Film Center, CNC (Cinémas du monde), American Foundation for Bulgaria
Co-produced with Magic Shop, SONUS Filmpost
Project selected at AGORA Works in Progress of Thessaloniki – 2024
Crew
Director Hristo Simeonov
Writers Hristo Simeonov, Petar Krumov
Producers Katya Trichkova, Jean-Laurent Csinidis, Jérôme Nunes
Director of photography Vesselin Hristov
Postproduction manager Nora Bertone
Editors Frédéric Fichefet, Sercan Sezgin
Sound Editor and Mixer Svetlozar Georgiev
Colorist Alexis Labotte
Technical sheet
Feature
Format HD
Sound 5.1, stereo
Length 85 minutes
Original language Bulgarian
Subtitles French, English
Colour