General Information
Completed On: 01 Oct, 2022
Duration: 20 min 0 sec
Genres: Docu-Feature, Experimental, Feature, Mockumen...
Language: Russian
Country: Russia
Submitted By: Dmitri Frolov
Festival Rating 7.3
A film about peace, love and war. Dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the end of the Civil War in Russia. The film takes place at the end of the summer of 1917, when Russia and the whole world were at a crossroads between two eras. None of the people could even imagine how much his life would change in the very near future. In a strange way, the atmosphere of the film echoes our current reality and what is happening in Russia today. According to the form of visualization, the film belongs to experimental mockumentary cinema. To give greater authenticity to what is happening on the screen, the shooting was carried out on black-and-white negatives of 16 and 35 mm, hand-operated cameras were used and the material was developed in manual spiral tanks. The documentary chronicle of the Kolchak army of 1919 and the White army in the Far East of 1922 is embedded in the finale of the film.
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ComposerSergey Oskolkov
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Film TypeDocu-Feature, Experimental, Feature, Mockumentary, Short
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GenresDrama, experimental,War
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Runtime20 minutes 0 seconds
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Completion Date01 Oct, 2022
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Production Budget500 USD
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Country of OriginRussia
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Country of FilmingRussia
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Film LanguageRussian
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Shooting Format16 mm and 35 mm
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Aspect Ratio16:9
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Film ColorBlack & White
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Student ProjectNo
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First-time FilmmakerNo
Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards
India
Kolkata
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Best Actress (OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD); Best Supporting Actor (OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD); Best Editor (OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD); Best Trailer/Teaser (OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD)
Filmshort Creative Award
United States
Nashville
09/23/2023
Best Zero Dialogue Film
Humro Cinema Film Fest
Nepal
Pokhra
09/09/2023
Best Monochromatic Film
Virgin Spring Cinefest
India
kolkata
09/07/2023
Best Music Score - CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD; Best Producer - CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD; Silent Film - OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Gangtok International Film Festival
India
Gangtok
09/05/2023
Best Actor - CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD; Best Actress - CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD; Best Director - OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Knight of The Reel Awards
India
Hyderabad
08/29/2023
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture Awards
India
Kolkata
08/25/2023
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM; Best Film/video Poster - OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD; BEST SHORT FILM - CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD; BEST SILENT FILM - OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Jaisalmer International Film Festival
India
Jaisalmer
08/25/2023
Best Actor, Best Actress - OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD; Experimental Film, Film/Video Poster, Silent Film, Trailer/teaser - OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Druk International Film Festival
Bhutan
Punakha
08/22/2023
BEST ACTOR, SILENT FILM - OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD; NOMINEE: Best Actress, Best Cinematography
Black Swan International Film Festival.
India
Kolkata
08/21/2023
Best Cinematography - CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD; Best Editing - CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD; NOMINEE - Best Film Score – Soundtrack
Bistrita Romania International Film Festival, August 18-20-2023
Romania
Bistrita
08/19/2023
Official Selection
New Wave International Script & Film Festival
Germany
Berlin
08/16/2023
Official Selection
Lumière International Film Festival & Awards
United States
Los Angeles
08/15/2023
Official Selection
Aurora Film Festival
Italy
Caserta
08/12/2023
Official Selection
Satyajit Ritwik Mrinal International Kolkata Film Festival
India
Kolkata
08/02/2023
BEST DIRECTOR, BEST FILM, BEST STORY, BEST ARTIST, BEST SCREENPLAY
Behala International Film Festival
India
Behala
07/06/2023
BEST SILENT FILM
Pebbles Underground Film and Video Art Festival
Canada
Toronto
06/17/2023
Official Selection
Chandigarh University International Film Festival (CUIFF)
India
Chandigarh
05/06/2023
BEST SHORT FILM (Special Jury Award)
BLUEZ DOLPHINS Monthly Online International Short Film Fest
India
Chandigarh
05/01/2023
BLUEZDOLPHINSMOISFF BEST SHORT SILENT FILM: Award Winner; BLUEZDOLPHINSMOISFF BEST SHORT WAR FILM: Award Winner.
FESTIVAL DE INDIE
India
Chennai
04/30/2023
BEST MOSKUMENTARY FILM; BEST SUPPOTING ACTOR; TALENTED FILMMAKER (SPECIAL MENTION); EDITOR (JURY AWARD)
South Asian Indie Film Festival
India
Shillong
04/27/2023
SAIFF Best Short Film: Award Winner; SAIFF Best Experimental - Short Film: Award Winner; SAIFF Best Drama - Short Film: Award Winner; SAIFF Best Silent - Short Film: Award Winner
Milasa Film Festival
Turkey
Antalya
04/07/2023
BEST SHORT FILM
Bayamón international film festival
United States
Bayamón
03/24/2023
Official Selection
Star International Film Festival
Italy
Firenze
03/16/2023
BEST DIRECTOR; BEST EDITING (Honorable Mention)
Clapperboard Golden Festival
Brazil
São Paulo
03/02/2023
NOMINEE - BEST SHORT FILM, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
viii FICMARC - Caribbean Sea International Film Festival
Venezuela
Pampatar
01/19/2023
Official Selection
Golden Reel International Film Festival
Singapore
Singapore
12/31/2022
NOMINEE: BEST FILM; WINNERS: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST FILLMAKER
Shockfest Film Festival
United States
Las Vegas, Nevada
12/20/2022
North American Premyere
Official Selection
Eastern Europe Film Festival
Romania
Craiova
12/01/2022
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, Special Award; BEST ACTOR, Winner; BEST EDITING, Special Award; BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, Winner; BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, Winner
Cannes World Film Festival
France
Cannes
11/29/2022
Semi-Finalist
Monthly Indie Shorts
Lebanon
Jounieh
11/18/2022
BEST EDITING, BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Naples Film Awards
Italy
Naples
11/10/2022
Official Selection
4th Screen - Online Film Awards
India
Kerala
11/05/2022
Official Selection
Indie World Film Festival
Malta
Naxxar
10/03/2022
World Premyere
BEST FILM, BEST DIRECTOR
Director's Biography
Dmitri Frolov was born in Leningrad in 1966. He graduated from The Institute of Film & Television in 1990.
He worked at LENFILM Studios and then for the STV film company as a cameraman, in which capacity he has worked with many independent filmmakers.
He began to shoot his own films before the start of perestroika, in the early 1980s, He is one of the leaders of russian movievanguard in postperestroika age. He makes esthetic experiments connecting with return to dumb cinema on new level of movielanguage.
His films he shoots exclusively on film company "Svema". Even despite the fact that the film material, said the factory was left far in the Soviet past, and the film is not released, he revives the footage, while continuing to be faithful to the brand selected more child. When asked why, he replied that only "Svema" because of its unpredictability and non-uniformity of the emulsion, is the living material, which is able to convey the thrill of the character of life and even the seemingly inanimate object.
