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Bulgarian film "Silent Heritage" produced by HBO to be shown in 23 countries

The documentary tells the story of Bulgarian sign language interpreter Tanya Dimitrova

published on 3/17/21 7:22 PM

Still shot from the documentary "Silent Heritage"

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The Bulgarian documentary "Silent Heritage", produced by HBO, tells the story of the sign language interpreter Tanya Dimitrova, who has been translating at the press briefings of Bulgaria's National Coronavirus Operations Headquarters since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The premiere is scheduled for March 23.

"Her profession is actually an auditory speech therapist, she works with deaf children and teaches them to speak and hear," film director Petya Nakova told BNR. The documentary focuses on a difficult moment in Tanya's life when she became ill and her work had to will be taken over by her daughter.

The film will be shown in all 23 European countries where the HBO channel has distribution.

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