In 2007 Director Kate Blewett went to Mogilino, a small village in the hills of rural Bulgaria whose main employer was the Children's Social Care Home -- where 75 unwanted children were growing up. Few of the children could talk, not necessarily because they were unable but rather because no one had ever taught them how.

With extraordinary access, Blewett took us into this tragic silent world and the film caused an international outcry.  Eighteen months later the director returned to film with a handful of the children featured in the original documentary, seeing where they are today and how their lives have changed.

The production company, True Vision, sent a letter to the Bulgarian Embassy in London, England offering an opportunity to address the findings made in "Bulgaria's Abandoned Children".

Bulgaria's Abandoned Children Links

The Campaign for Bulgaria's Abandoned Children - A charitable foundation established shortly after the broadcast of the documentary in Britain. The official website features the latest news and developments in fundraising.

Friends of Bulgaria - A U.K. based charity, which provides humanitarian assistance. The website includes specific information about the Social Care Home in Mogilino.

Mogilino Blog - A blog most written in Bulgarian that began after the airing of the documentary and after an organization, Bulgarian Mothers' Movement, organized a protest in front of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy in Sofia, Bulgaria. The blog advocates for reform in child welfare.

Bulgarian Helsinki Committee - A non-governmental organization that has investigated extensively the social care of the mentally disabled in Bulgaria.

UNICEF Bulgaria - Unicef's response to the children in Mogilino.

True Vision - The production company responsible for Bulgaria's Abandoned Children.

Director Kate Blewett Bio

Kate Blewett has been making documentaries for over twenty years now and has worked together with Brian Woods at True Vision Productions for the last 12 of those years.

Having grown up in Asia - Kate returned in her early twenties, spending ten years in Hong Kong/China. Her discovery of the conditions in China's state run orphanages led to the making of The Dying Rooms - a documentary that caused global outrage. Returning to England soon after completing The Dying Rooms, Kate has since continued to make films relating to the exploitation, neglect and abuse of men, women and children across the globe.