Discover film from Bulgaria and its diaspora in this series. Нов живот/New Life is an affecting documentary about a group of Bulgarians who seized their chance to claim asylum in Canada just as Communism was collapsing across Eastern Europe. Bewildered by culture shock, these Bulgarians—many of them artists, musicians, and filmmakers—strove to adjust to the wide-open spaces of Newfoundland or the rich mix of cultures in Montréal. It's an interesting perspective on immigration and starting over, with some important insights on today's migratory movements. (One man, noting that the media seize on the fact that the majority of Syrian immigrants are young or middle-aged men, remarks that Bulgarian immigration was the same—men frequently leave the country first, in hopes of helping their families follow.)