Slavic Film Odyssey 2012
Andriej Kudinienko, Ivan Vyrypayev, Xawery Żuławski. A triple portrait following the process of filmmaking in Belarus, Poland and Russia. In the background - the legendary studios: Belarusfilm, Lodz, Mosfilm.
A new generation of filmmakers enter old ateliers. The characters are the most promising film directors of their countries, artists with successful first features, trying to make their next movies. They share the same passion, but they face very different realities. All of them work in the legendary studios: Belarusfilm, Lodz, Mosfilm. The biggest film factories in Slavic lands had their time of glory in Communism era. Now they belong to three different worlds. The Belarussian director was duly warned not to raise any political issues. The Russian filmaker speaks about spirituality but the money for the movie comes from a private vodka producer. The director from Poland is delaying his next movie because of a loan, to be paid off by hard work on a TV series. The plot is based on observations by a friend-documentalist.
A new generation of filmmakers enter old ateliers. The characters are the most promising film directors of their countries, artists with successful first features, trying to make their next movies. They share the same passion, but they face very different realities. All of them work in the legendary studios: Belarusfilm, Lodz, Mosfilm. The biggest film factories in Slavic lands had their time of glory in Communism era. Now they belong to three different worlds. The Belarussian director was duly warned not to raise any political issues. The Russian filmaker speaks about spirituality but the money for the movie comes from a private vodka producer. The director from Poland is delaying his next movie because of a loan, to be paid off by hard work on a TV series. The plot is based on observations by a friend-documentalist.