The Visual Narrative of Fil Filipov
Fil Filipov was born in Plovdiv in 1946. He hadn’t yet turned 17 when he fled communist Bulgaria. He shares: “There I saw a film about climbing the social ladder, “Room at the Top” … and I started dreaming. I wanted to have such an extravagant life, with fancy cars and pretty women … We fled to Greece. They took us to a refugee camp. From Greece, we left for the USA.” In 1965 Fil arrived in Chicago. He started working as a dishwasher, moved furniture, and did other jobs typical for the early years of immigration. Gradually, and with a lot of effort, hard work, skills, and ingenuity, he developed a career as an expert in construction and agricultural equipment. In 1993 he became president of a manufacturing company for lifting equipment, Terex Cranes, and was very successful as a manager. In 2004 he started his own business. Today, his companies operate in the USA, Germany, France, China, Mexico, and Bulgaria, and he has achieved a lot more in his professional and personal life. Fil is married and has two children. You can read more in part 1 and part 2 of his biographical interview.
At the Refugee Camp in Greece, 1964

Nowadays
- Фил Филипов и съпругата му Вероник
- Craig Lichty, Fil, Leon Deutsch, 1998: С дългогодишните си приятели от Айова
- Фил Филипов и съпругата му Вероник
- 1999: Игра на табла
- 2002: България. Фил работи върху уебсайта си
- 2002: Най-накрая… Demag в неговите ръце!
- 1999: Чикаго. Боб Личев, Фил Филипов, Боб Талаганов и Марко Рачев