A year ago nostr:nprofile1qqsreqnakmz97lnzy8aprxukq38trfqjz34p74n5ws58faajveqclscprpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumnfva58gdewwdcxzcm9qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj70hk39u 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:nprofile1qqstdhxam7rxw5586xjwscsdj24fqhp93kzsh7xvjg7nnhc7mlh9aecpzemhxw309ahx7um5wghxgetvda6x26eww34j7qghwaehxw309a4ksct5wf6juur4dp3ksmewd4jj70kf78k 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.