***APRIL 24th ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY, ONE OLD FERRY ROAD, BRISTOL (401) 253-1040
(70 mins) Directed by Adela Peeva, BULGARIA/BALKANS A song plays in a restaurant where the filmmaker, herself Bulgarian, is having dinner with a Greek, a Serb, a Turk and a Macedonian. They all know the words and sing along - in their own language. Whose song is it? The filmmaker is convinced it's a Bulgarian song. The incident sets her off on a humorous, offbeat journey through the Balkans to unearth the origins of the haunting melody. The song itself was transformed as it moved through the Balkans, from love song to military march to religious hymn to revolutionary anthem. Each group claims the song as its own, insisting that only they could have composed such a beautiful piece. Through the twists and turns of the filmmaker's quest, the Balkan Peninsula reveals its diversity and the wealth of its traditions.
This is not a RIFC Production.