Pride
Manol is a former general and a loving grandfather, the patriarch of strong morals and opinions, which are reflected in his home. But on this day he learns that the grandson he raised is gay. All of Manol’s values are challenged by the life choices of his loved ones, facing a battle he seems to be losing from its very start.
- Bulgaria
- 2013, 30 min
- Director: Pavel G. Vesnakov
- Director of photography: Orlen Ruevski
- Editor: Karen Tonne
- Screenplay: Pavel G. Vesnakov, Vanya Rainova
- Cast: Mihail Mutafov, Aleksandar Aleksiev, Ani Bakalova
- Contacts: Heimathafen Film & Media GmbH
- Art Director: Nikolay Zlatanov, Mitko Zlatanov
- Coproduction: Director´s Darling Development
- Producer: Vanya Rainova
- Production: Portokal
Pavel G. Vesnakov
Pavel Vesnakov was born in Sofia in 1987. He is known for his realistic and provocative films, examining the collapsing society of modern day Bulgaria. Pavel is the author of a short films trilogy Inches of Suburbia: Trains (2011), The Paraffin Prince (2012) and Pride (2013), which screened at many international film festivals, such as Locarno, Sarajevo, Trieste, Tampere, Sofia, Leeds, Cork, Helsinki, Edinburgh, etc. The last part of the trilogy, “Pride”, won more than 20 awards, among others the Grand Prix in the International Competition at Clermont-Ferrand and Bulgarian Film Award, and was nominated for the Best Short Film at European Academy Awards 2014.