Proud Citizen, directed by Thomas Southerland and starring Katerina Stoykova-Klemer, won the Audience Favorite at the Knoxville Film Festival this past weekend.

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Plot Summary:
Krasimira Stanimirova wins second place in a Bulgarian play writing contest. Her award is a trip to the United States—Kentucky to be exact—to see the world premiere of her communist-era, autobiographical play, Black Coat. Expecting to meet with a warm welcome and “southern hospitality”, Krasi instead finds herself isolated and lonely in a hotel off an interstate. Exploring America on foot, Krasi must confront the reality that her play might not be such a big deal in the States. Along the way she slowly finds comfort amongst strangers in this alien world, including a young mother and her son. (source)

image by Cricket Press

Cast & Crew:
Director – Thomas Southerland
Krasimira – Katerina Stoykova-Klemer
Sound Mixer – Otto Helmuth
Debbie – Natalie E. Cummins
Andy – Leif Erickson
Jeremy – Ryan Case
Judy – Judy Sanders
Lucy – Sami Allison
Elliot – Elliott Moore Haynes
Natalie – Blakeley Burger