Documentary, by Maria Averina, Bulgaria, 2025.
Paintings, performances, experiments, electronic music sounding in the spaces of two old houses in a small Italian town, heated conversations about contemporary art, touching meetings with the closest people and places in Bulgaria after 50 years of separation. "Flying with Fins" is a film about the constant search for meaning in art and life. Alzek Misheff, artist - rebel and experimenter, leads us in this philosophical and aesthetic journey through time, space and ideas.

Director Biography - Maria Averina
Maria Averina studied Slavic Philology at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" and then made a Master's degree in Film Directing at New Bulgarian University. Alumna of Sarajevo Talent Campus 2010, Berlinale Talent Campus 2013. Master's degree in Documentary by Practice at Royal Holloway, University of London in 2016. Completed a PhD in archives editing at National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts “Kr. Sarafov” (NATFA) in Sofia, where she has been teaching since 2018. Won Bulgarian Film Academy’s Best Documentary Film Award for her documentary "From Cremona to Cremona" in 2017. Maria Averina is a member of Bulgarian Filmmakers' Union.

LANGUAGE: Bulgarian
SUBTITLES: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese