US actor Michael Cory Davis made his debut as a director with a film shot in Bulgaria. Svetlana’s journey was shown for the first time in Sofia, on December 9. Photo by Gergana Kostadinova (Sofia News Agency)
A young US actor featured in Bold and The Beautiful and All My Children made his debut as a director with a Sofia premiere.
Michael Cory Davis shot the movie Svetlana's Journey in Bulgaria with a local crew. The script is based on a true story about a teenage Bulgarian girl that was forced into prostitution.
The footage was shown for the first time on Thursday evening, pinning the attention of local journalists as well as of international moviemakers based in Bulgaria.
The film features young Bulgarian star Violeta Markovska, who has also been assigned one of the leading parts in popular soap opera Hotel Bulgaria. The series is currently being broadcasted by Nova TV.
All other actors in Svetlana's Journey, including leading-part Maxim Gentchev and Gergana Dzhikelova, are Bulgarians.
The project was carried out in cooperation with the local Face to Face organization, aimed at fighting forced prostitution (http://www.facetoface.bg).