Maya Vitkova-Kosev
One Month
SARAH (45), an artist still living with her parents, who did not have a relationship since her fiancé left her 10 years ago, has one month to find a father for her future child in order to keep her life intact.
SYNOPSIS
Just before the 50th anniversary party of her parents, SARAH (45), an artist still living with her mom and dad, gets the news that she has one month to move out. Her parents have been supporting her ever since the day she was born, but it is over now, they need time on their own. Sarah is in shock. She is their only child, how can they be so heartless throwing her out like that? Her parents - DORA (70), a translator of English and American literature to Bulgarian and BOYAN (80), a retired scientist and director of the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Sofia, tend to take her back some day…But only on the condition that she gives birth to a baby they could pass on their good genes to, someone to take care of her when they are gone.
DIRECTOR
Maya Vitkova-Kosev
PRODUCER
Maya Vitkova-Kosev
CO-PRODUCERS
Anca Puiu
Rosa Fusté i Parellada
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Viktoria Films
CO-PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Mandragora
Turkana Films
COUNTRY
Bulgaria, Romania, Spain
GENRE
Comedy, Drama
Maya Vitkova-Kosev
Maya Vitkova-Kosev is a writer-director and producer working and living between Sofia and Barcelona. In 2008 she executive produced Kamen Kalev's Eastern Plays, which premiered at the Cannes Directors' Fortnight. Maya directed and produced two shorts, written by Radu Jude – Stanka Goes Home (2010) and My Tired Father (2011). Her debut film Viktoria (2014) was the first Bulgarian feature in competition at Sundance and Rotterdam, among others. Viktoria had more than 70 festival selections and 10 awards. Maya Vitkova-Kosev is currently in different stages of production of 6 features and 3 shorts, all of them supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center.
ONE MONTH is set in nowadays Sofia, Bulgaria. It is a low-key comedy, following a crucial moment in the life of a 45-year-old Sarah, an artist, who has exactly one month to find a father for a future child of hers in order to keep her present life intact. ONE MONTH features a static, but "breathing" camera, centered frame composition and mostly natural light. The interiors, typical for intellectuals such as Sarah's parents, showcase slightly muted but cheerful colors and shapes - vintage furniture, sunlight through gaps, dust flying in the air and music from gramophones. The internal dynamics are noticeable in the editing - entering the scenes late and exiting early, as a counterpoint for tangible humorous effect. The story revolves around a 45-year-old woman still living in her childhood, who finally wakes up... The film follows Sarah’s coming-of-age journey, while she changes right in front of our eyes and becomes a grown-up, free woman.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
Production company profile
Viktoria Films is a production company, currently in different stages of production of a line of features and shorts, supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center: ONE MONTH (production support by the NFC and CNC), AFRIKA (development support by the NFC and Creative Europe Programme MEDIA), BUMBA-MEU-BOY, SAINT SERAPHIM and RUZHA (development support by the NFC) and 40, MARIA LUISA BOULEVARD (production support by the NFC), along with 3 shorts.
Where are we at?
TOTAL ESTIMATED BUDGET
800.000.00 €
NEEDED FOR COMPLETION
70.000.00 €
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