2004 Red Shift Program:
January 14, 2004
2004 Red Shift Program: January 15, 2004
2004 Jury Members
Filmmaker Profiles
Sponsors
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2004 Red Shift Program
Day One: January 14, 2004
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue at Second Street,
New York, New York
8:00 pm
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Public Figure
30 minutes, 2004
Directed by Yuriy Gavrilenko & Dmitriy Rozin
"Public Figure" is a documentary about an acclaimed writer and
artist Yuriy Kapralov. Set as an autobiographical monologue, the film
depicts the life and struggles of a public figure.
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Videolog:
Bokov (Konstantin Bokov) 10 min, 2004
Art Ministry (Komar & Melamid) 8 min, 2004
In Three Parts (Leonid Sokov) 7.5 min, 2004
Directed by Alina & Jeff Bliumis
“Videolog” is a series of video shorts about legendary personalities,
intellectuals and artists. The main goal of the project is to grasp the
aura and energy generated by these unique individuals. Utilizing video
as a medium, “Videolog” does not attempt to tell their story
or describe their art but rather provides the viewer with a glance into
a creative realm inhabited by these masters. It is a log - a videolog
that depicts a facet of each artist. It is a sketch that dares to capture
the sight, the taste and the moment in their lives.
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Stalin's Wife
30 minutes, 2003
Directed by Slava Tsukerman
(special guest of RSF 2004)
In Stalin's time, life of Stalin's wife Nadezhda Alliluyev was only spoken
of in a hushed whisper. Today it's still full of riddles. 30 min. long
excerpts from two hour long documentary about Nadezhda's life is a collection
of contradicting documents and interviews. There's something of "Rashimon"
in this film - reality is uncertain and eerie. In spite of the contradictions,
and probably thanks to them, the film recreates an extremely convincing
picture of the era. Nadezhda Alliluyev's life appears to be a collage
of rumors and legends, and this collage becomes the most realistic portrait
of her and the times she was living in.
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The Final Solution
10 minutes, 2003
Directed by Alexander Shnurov and Victor Olenev
Since ancient times humanity attempted to comprehend the laws of beauty
by means of art. In recent history such inquiries were almost completely
suppressed by the self-appointed art critics and Art Selectioners, who
unwillingly created the necessity of an objective evaluation of art. In
1998 this ancient quest was finally fulfilled through the creation of
the Apparatus for Measuring Beauty and Determining Healing or Harmful
Energies of Works of Art. This historic breakthrough led to the Final
Solution of the question on the nature of art - what art is and what art
should be. This film narrates the first series of tests of the Apparatus
conducted on actual humans at the Silicon Valley Institute of Art and
Technology in San Jose, CA.
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The Roof
3 minutes, 2003
Directed by Dmitry Povolotsky & Mihalis Gripiotis
A whimsical story of 13 beautiful ballerinas who get expelled from The
NYC Ballet for rowdy behavior. And so on this beautiful spring day they
hit the roof and head to Dunkin Donuts!
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Animation Program
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Fur and Feathers
5 minutes, 2000
Directed by Maria Vasilkovsky
A love story between a Birdman and a Dog-woman. These two are appalled
by each other's behavior but equally intrigued and are pulled together
by each other's strangeness.
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The Floppy
2:10 minutes, 2003
Directed by Yevgeniy Fiks
This 3-D computer animation is a drama of obsolete technologies. The main
character, the Floppy Disk, negotiates her differences with the technology
of today and that of "a time past." Having been rejected by
G4, the Floppy Disk gains acceptance by the Old Mac. The G4 is defeated.
The Floppy and Old Mac emerge victorious.
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Shume
2 minutes, 2003
Directed by Alina Bliumis
A boy is trying to block out surrounding noises. But his perception of
the noises is growing inadequate to the reality and finally triggers an
almost animal-like protective reaction.
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The Institute
20 minutes, 2002
Directed by Yuri Makoveychuk
A patient enrolled at a specialized research facility becomes aware that
the treatment he is receiving leads to immortality. Unfortunately, immortality
has some unexpected side effects.
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Woman
10 minutes, 2002
Directed by Signe Baumane
(special guest of RSF 2004)
A visual poem about the Creation of a woman and her ways of interacting
with a man. In one way, she has the potential to bring him Death. In another,
she can give him Love. It all depends on his actions. A woman by herself
is neither good nor evil, neither is she a passive object of a man’s
desire. It is all about interaction. “Woman” has a dreamlike
quality and is based on personal mythology and universal images.
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Fishes
1:54 minute, 2003
Directed by Mirek Nisenbaum and Sabina Hahn
Exclusive look at the love life of fish in these difficult times! To quote
directly: "Far across the distance and spaces between us, you have
come to show you go on..."
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Be a Man, Kill the Fish
3:42 minutes, 2004
Directed by Yuriy Gavrilenko and Michael Shraga
Combining traditional and modern-day techniques, Michael Shraga and Yuriy
Gavrilenko have created a vibrant and timeless spectacle. Based on a fable
by Alexandra David-Neel and incorporating music by Colin Ozanne, “Be
a Man, Kill The Fish” is a tale of a hungry fisherman, a fish, and
a wise monk's intervention.
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