WATER SPIRITS
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Bulgaria, 2002, 37 minutes, documentary, colour

A community centre in the centre of Sofia. Every Friday evening it holds rock concerts.Every Friday "Water Spirits" perform. They are a group of fifty-year old musicians who play cover versions of the famous rock groups of the 60's and 70's. They also give the stage to young musicians making their first steps in rock music."Contra" is a group of 20-year old boys. They want to perform their own music and are not willing to make any compromise with themselves… Is there a generation clash?

After "Life is Wonderful, isn't it?", documentary film maker, Svetoslav Draganov, turns his attention back to the fate of ordinary people. The film brings two generations of rock musicians together. The fifty-year old "Water Spirits" are reminiscent of the characters in the film, "Orchestra with no name", but they make a living in other professions when they're not performing. The director has tried to bring the style closer to that of a feature film. The life and work of each one of the characters is studied in detail and in each of the situations there is conflict and an increase in tension, just like in artistic film making.