DAGA - STORIES IN PICTURES (2016)

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Daga - stories in pictures
Leonid Yovchev is trying to find the first issue of “DAGA” magazine – the favorite comics magazine from his childhood.
Documentary
October 12, 2016
Bulgarian
1h 17m
Bulgaria
Gekkon Animation Studio
The film is a study of a cultural phenomenon. In the midst of socialism - 1979 - in Bulgaria appears a magazine advocating Western influence – the comics art. “DAGA” exists for more than ten years and has a huge circulation – 300,000. This is a unique comics magazine, not only in Bulgaria but throughout the former Soviet bloc. Some of the series and the characters are still living today in the minds of the readers, shaping their personalities.
Cast & Characters
Leonid Yovchev
Himself
Anton Staykov
Himself
Crew
Maria Nikolova
Director
Maria Nikolova
Screenplay
Sotir Gelev
Screenplay
Wojciech Todorow
Director of Photography
Sotir Gelev
Producer
Penko Gelev
Producer