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The Ferryman
Перевозчик
Year of production: 2023
Production country: Russia
Director: Christina Lebedzeva
D.O.P.: Christina Lebedzeva, Michail Andronov
Editor: Christina Lebedzeva
Film category: Documentary short
Rating: 12+
Length: 18 min.
Production country: Russia
Director: Christina Lebedzeva
D.O.P.: Christina Lebedzeva, Michail Andronov
Editor: Christina Lebedzeva
Film category: Documentary short
Rating: 12+
Length: 18 min.
Perevoz is a dying island village between Russia and Belarus. The cemetery on the neighboring island can only be reached by a boat, and Tolik, the ferryman, is the only person that helps the remaining residents reach it.
Selected festival history
2023:
- VGIK International Student Film Festival - Prize for the best cinematography in a documentary film,
- Grand Prix OF THE XXIV INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL PETERKIT,
- Minsk International Film Festival "Listapad" - special jury award,
- NEW ORDER YOUTH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (New Zealand) - Special mention by the jury.
Christina Lebedzeva
DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY:
Born in 2002 in Polotsk, Belarus. In 2021 she entered VGIK, V.P. Lisakovich's workshop of non-fiction film directing.
DIRECTOR'S FILMOGRAPHY:
2021 – Fairy Tale. On Weekdays and Holidays
2022 – From the Sidelines
2023 – The Ferryman
Born in 2002 in Polotsk, Belarus. In 2021 she entered VGIK, V.P. Lisakovich's workshop of non-fiction film directing.
DIRECTOR'S FILMOGRAPHY:
2021 – Fairy Tale. On Weekdays and Holidays
2022 – From the Sidelines
2023 – The Ferryman
