A year ago nostr:npub18jp8mdkytalxyg06zxdevpzwkxjpy9r2rat8gapgwnmmyejp3lps7edjnx proposed the idea to make a movie about bitcoin adoption in Bulgaria.
Over the next months we aligned our vision, started planning and launched a nostr:npub1kmwdmhuxvafg05dyap3qmy42jpwztrv9p0uvey3a8803ahlwtmnsnhxqk9 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:
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nostr:npub1476573qcs38mujgqk09fe9sxk2ja505l5wgnuhgcvmayuy7cdd5sd26uwa off-grid solar mining
nostr:npub1ydua4nhjuj36k6hrjkj5kn0zrz8su6xcl76rvvuaxhrnngu7xccqsmutvr publishing house
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nostr:npub1dtgg8yk3h23ldlm6jsy79tz723p4sun9mz62tqwxqe7c363szkzqm8up6m Bansko Nomad Fest
nostr:npub1k8avqt28mggpc6yvems70ed4dak0evhww3m8xnr8a8w49453p75s64h7h7 bitcoin education, merchant adoption
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