THE WOMAN WHO SEWED THE FLAG

The Woman Who Sewed the Flag is a dance film highlighting the stories of 11 notable Bulgaria women from history who stand out with their courage, innovativeness, and radical care for others.

DIRECTOR Stephanie Handjiiska CHOREOGRAPHY Stephanie Handjiiska in collaboration with the dancers DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Samira Oberberg MUSIC Georgi Atanassov MUSIC TRAILER Assen Vaptsarov & Dennis Popstoev ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER Elena Marinova

DANCERS Aleksandra Derecka, Alessia Tomassi, Anna Evans, Elisa Stebel, Elena Marinova, Friederike Zinn, Hristiana Vazharova, Jade Lemon, Mandy Tan, Tessa Nichols, Trinity Maguire-Toombs

STEADICAM OPERATOR Aadhar Gupta 1st AC Irys Steel 2nd AC Anastassia Radtsenko COSTUMES Veronica Blagoeva COSTUME DESIGNERS Celia Calderón & Matthew Duffy MAKEUP Emily Nikolova, Esra Kurtul, Niamh Craddock, Velina Marinova EDITOR Katie Edwards COLOUR CORRECTIONS Lyubomir Balabanov PHOTOGRAPHER Tufael Kabiri BTS PHOTOGRAPHER Ana Noakes GRAPHIC DESIGN Albena Kazakova PROJECT MANAGEMENT Shirin Hodzheva RESEARCH LEAD Sofia Yolova PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Peter Gentchev

PRODUCTION COMPANY Man with a Hat Foundation EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Stephanie Handjiiska

THE FILM IS REALISED WITH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA.

THE PROJECT IS REALISED WITH THE SPECIAL SUPPORT OF STUDIO WAYNE MCGREGOR, LONDON, WITHIN THEIR RESIDENCY PROGRAM FREESPACE.

THE WOMAN WHO SEWED THE FLAG

The Woman Who Sewed the Flag is a dance film highlighting the stories of 11 notable Bulgaria women from history who stand out with their courage, innovativeness, and radical care for others.

DIRECTOR Stephanie Handjiiska CHOREOGRAPHY Stephanie Handjiiska in collaboration with the dancers DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Samira Oberberg MUSIC Georgi Atanassov MUSIC TRAILER Assen Vaptsarov & Dennis Popstoev ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER Elena Marinova

DANCERS Aleksandra Derecka, Alessia Tomassi, Anna Evans, Elisa Stebel, Elena Marinova, Friederike Zinn, Hristiana Vazharova, Jade Lemon, Mandy Tan, Tessa Nichols, Trinity Maguire-Toombs

STEADICAM OPERATOR Aadhar Gupta 1st AC Irys Steel 2nd AC Anastassia Radtsenko COSTUMES Veronica Blagoeva COSTUME DESIGNERS Celia Calderón & Matthew Duffy MAKEUP Emily Nikolova, Esra Kurtul, Niamh Craddock, Velina Marinova EDITOR Katie Edwards COLOUR CORRECTIONS Lyubomir Balabanov PHOTOGRAPHER Tufael Kabiri BTS PHOTOGRAPHER Ana Noakes GRAPHIC DESIGN Albena Kazakova PROJECT MANAGEMENT Shirin Hodzheva RESEARCH LEAD Sofia Yolova PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Peter Gentchev

PRODUCTION COMPANY Man with a Hat Foundation EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Stephanie Handjiiska

THE FILM IS REALISED WITH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA.

THE PROJECT IS REALISED WITH THE SPECIAL SUPPORT OF STUDIO WAYNE MCGREGOR, LONDON, WITHIN THEIR RESIDENCY PROGRAM FREESPACE.

THE WOMAN WHO SEWED THE FLAG

The Woman Who Sewed the Flag is a dance film highlighting the stories of 11 notable Bulgaria women from history who stand out with their courage, innovativeness, and radical care for others.

DIRECTOR Stephanie Handjiiska
CHOREOGRAPHY Stephanie Handjiiska in collaboration with the dancers
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Samira Oberberg
MUSIC Georgi Atanassov
ADDITIONAL MUSIC Assen Vaptsarov & Dennis Popstoev
ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER Elena Marinova
DANCERS Aleksandra Derecka, Alessia Tomassi, Anna Evans, Elisa Stebel, Elena Marinova, Friederike Zinn, Hristiana Vazharova, Jade Lemon, Mand Tan, Tessa Nichols, Trinity Maguire-Toombs
STEADICAM OPERATOR Aadhar Gupta
1st AC Irys Steel
2nd AC Anastassia Radtsenko
COSTUME Veronica Blagoeva
COSTUME DESIGNERS Celia Calderón & Matthew Duffy
MAKEUP Emily Nikolova, Esra Kurtul, Niamh Craddock, Velina Marinova
EDIT Katie Edwards
COLOUR CORRECTIONS Lyubomir Balabanov
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER Tufael Kabiri
BTS PHOTOGRAPHER Ana Noakes
GRAPHIC DESIGN Albena Kazakova
PROJECT MANAGEMENT Shirin Hodzheva
RESEARCH LEAD Sofia Yolova
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Petar Gentchev
PRODUCTION COMPANY Man with a Hat Foundation
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Stephanie Handjiiska
"The Woman Who Sewed the Flag" is realised with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgarua, and with the special support of Studio Wayne McGregor's residency programme Freespace.