Over the next months we aligned our vision, started planning and launched a geyser (nprofile…f78k) campaign. Over 100 bitcoiners, primarily from Bulgaria, supported the project. 🙏
Others offered us places to stay, showed us around and let me follow them around with a camera. The project was made possible because the community showed up and helped out.
In June, I traveled to Bulgaria with everything needed to make the film in one checked bag and a carry on. For the next month, I toured the country meeting the people building on bitcoin.
The trip went incredibly well. We worked hard and didn’t waste a single opportunity. Excluding day 17 when I got food poisoning-everything, and I mean everything went our way.
We finished the first phase and bulk of the production with 5TB of footage, including ~35 interviews. I returned home, started editing and in October returned a second time to film the BTC Balkans bitcoin conference.
It was awesome to see the Bulgarians one roof, connecting with the other Balkan communities.
I am now deep in the editing process and aiming to release the film in April 2026. It’s been a challenging and rewarding project and I am so glad I got to work with this crazy Bulgarian guy named Ivan to tell this story.
If you want to support or check out the progress so far here is the Geyser link: https://geyser.fund/project/bulgarianjourney
A few of the builders in the film are on Nostr:
Daniel [dnabg] (nprofile…lrs3)
dmtrmrfv (nprofile…e0ye) off-grid solar mining
GeorgeManolov (nprofile…t6y2) publishing house
jordi (nprofile…d4dj)
Alekandar Svetski (nprofile…jttu) Bansko Nomad Fest
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dmowns (nprofile…az54)
zurnov (nprofile…n654)
