Cannes Director Stephan Komandarev Wraps Production on Doc ‘Life From Life’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Christopher Vourlias Bulgarian helmer Stephan Komandarev, whose critically acclaimed feature “Directions” played in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar, has wrapped production on the documentary feature “Life From Life,” the director announced this week during the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.The film explores the hurdles facing organ transplant recipients in Bulgaria, once among Eastern Europe’s leaders in the medical procedure, but now ranking last on the continent for the number of transplants performed.Komandarev said the inspiration for “Life From Life” came while he was developing the script for “Directions,” in which a heart transplant is central to the film’s interweaving storylines.