This is a modern pirate story complete with a captain, a mutinous crew of outlaws, a princess, her wedding dress and untold riches. “Last of the Black Sea Pirates” follows a group of men living on an idyllic tropical island. These men who are essentially homeless ex-cons, are led by a man named Captain Jack in a hunt for gold that has been lost for a century or so. Without a specific map or real sense of the gold’s location, Jack’s crew spend their days digging holes and blowing bits off the island in hopes that at the bottom of every pit will be something shiny. But their hopes of riches and glory are threatened when the brother of the Bulgarian Prime Minister announces plans to build a new mega tourist resort by the Black Sea.
Festivals
Kraków International Film Festival, Poland (2013)
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (2013)
IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (2013)
Svetoslav Stoyanov
Svetoslav Stoyanov is a director and DOP whose short documentaries, experimental films and audio-visual projects have been screened across Europe and selected in the official competitions of festivals in Athens, Madrid, Moscow, Dublin, Sarajevo, Bratislava, Venice. His work has participated in the Venice Biennial, and received awards in Skopje and Yerevan. “The Last Black Sea Pirates” is his feature film debut.
Director: Svetoslav Stoyanov Scriptwriter: Vanya Rainova Cinematography: Orlin Rouevski, Ivan Nikolov Sound: Veselin Zografov, Momchil Bozhkov Film Editing: Peter Marinov Producer: Martichka Bozhilova Production: Agitprop Bulgaria, 2013, 72 min.