Ahab Was Here: Reflections on Moby Dick
2025•46m•10.0•Released
Documentary
A Bulgarian theater company struggles to adapt Herman Melville's epic "Moby Dick" for the stage, revealing the obsessive dedication and creative challenges faced by cast and crew in their quest to bring an unfilmable masterpiece to life.
Director
Todor Lichev
Budget
$0M
Languages
Bulgarian
Studio
SHOOT! Productions
Cast
Diana Dobreva
Interviewee
Alexander Sekulov
Interviewee
Hristo Petkov
Interviewee
Vladimir Penev
Interviewee
Petya Dimanova
Interviewee
Joreta Nikolova
Interviewee
Yavor Karagitliev
Interviewee
Mira Kalanova
Interviewee
Marina Raytchinova
Interviewee
Production
Company
SHOOT! Productions
Company
Komar Film
Company
Theatres Night
Producer
Maria Panayotova
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