- Occupation
Producer - Country
Russia
Ketkovich Vlad
Gentle Art
Polikarp Sudomoikin, his wife Evdokia Grigorieva and all their big family live in a distant transbaikal village Bichura. Cultural traditions of the "Semeyskiye", Russian Old Believers, remained in Bichura. During Catharine the Great their ancestors were forced to move from the western regions of Russia to the wild land of Transbaikalia. The Soviet power ruthlessly exterminated everything that has been related to the culture and the history of the Old believers. But to break their love for freedom was impossible. In our days they restore church, sing the ancient songs. And Polikarp Sudomojkin, has become famous in native places for his extraordinary pictures that he began to paint after retirement.
The Epochal Trip of Mr. Tříska's to Russia
Few years ago teacher Jaroslav Tříska found his grandfather's legionary diary. His grandfather spent several years in a russian captivity during the First World War. Jaroslav takes grandpa's diary and sets out on his life journey. The route goes exactly in the footsteps of grandfather's journey, following the axis Prague – Moscow – Yekaterimburg – Novosibirsk – Chita. On his journey he reveals not only external changes that have occurred during the time. He also tries to find answers to the questions - Is Russia a democratic state? What form of democracy is it, where journalists are beeing shot and Putin still seems to be dangerous. A feature-length version of the film will be available.
Polikarp Sudomoikin, his wife Evdokia Grigorieva and all their big family live in a distant transbaikal village Bichura. Cultural traditions of the "Semeyskiye", Russian Old Believers, remained in Bichura. During Catharine the Great their ancestors were forced to move from the western regions of Russia to the wild land of Transbaikalia. The Soviet power ruthlessly exterminated everything that has been related to the culture and the history of the Old believers. But to break their love for freedom was impossible. In our days they restore church, sing the ancient songs. And Polikarp Sudomojkin, has become famous in native places for his extraordinary pictures that he began to paint after retirement.
The Epochal Trip of Mr. Tříska's to Russia
Few years ago teacher Jaroslav Tříska found his grandfather's legionary diary. His grandfather spent several years in a russian captivity during the First World War. Jaroslav takes grandpa's diary and sets out on his life journey. The route goes exactly in the footsteps of grandfather's journey, following the axis Prague – Moscow – Yekaterimburg – Novosibirsk – Chita. On his journey he reveals not only external changes that have occurred during the time. He also tries to find answers to the questions - Is Russia a democratic state? What form of democracy is it, where journalists are beeing shot and Putin still seems to be dangerous. A feature-length version of the film will be available.
Kostaki Passions
Russian collector Nikalay decides… “to appoint a Genius” out of unknown artist. With a help of promotion and money he wants to turn poor painter who came to Moscow from province and is working in a dirty cellar – into rich, prosper and well-sold.He is sure he will manage to do it, because contemporary collectors made art collecting a profitable business. They buy paintings of well-promoted artists that may rise in price in the future. They don’t buy paintings that they simply like. In the film modern collectors like Nikolay are contrasted with the life story of a famous Greek Kostaki. This badly-educated driver in last century in Moscow spent all his money buying paintings that everyone considered garbage, rubbish – not art items. But he really liked them! It turned out that way he saved paintings of Russian Avant-garde artists and his collection now is priceless. All Kostaki’s biography, sometimes reminiscenting a detective, proves that most important things in life are passion, love, inspiration…
Leninland
Lenin museum in the Gorky village was built at the end of the Soviet epoch, in the year 1987. And it was the most ambitious “Temple of the God” in the USSR. Twenty years later, when Russia is still in the process of transformation in the new political system, the Museum is still in operation, while it reflects the social situation in the country.
Heralds from the Big World
How does it feel to float on the ship half a year if you are not a sailor but an ordinary woman with a child back at home? Vika is a nurse at a floating hospital that travels across Siberia, a territory with harsh climate - taiga, swamps and mosquitoes, six months of winter. Oil is being drilled here, that’s why the regional capital Khanti-Mansiysk is a beautiful city, with a modern big hospital, theatre and university. Villages in the area are not so lucky, lacking in infrastructure and basic services. It is only in May when the ice melts that they are accessible by water. Doctors from the big city go on a six-month shift - until the river gets covered with ice again. They travel to patients in the villages, leaving behind their families and comfortable life. Residents in all the villages along the river are waiting. As the ship approaches, the two worlds finally meet - people from the big world and residents of these remote places. What will they take back and what will be left here in the small world?
Russian collector Nikalay decides… “to appoint a Genius” out of unknown artist. With a help of promotion and money he wants to turn poor painter who came to Moscow from province and is working in a dirty cellar – into rich, prosper and well-sold.He is sure he will manage to do it, because contemporary collectors made art collecting a profitable business. They buy paintings of well-promoted artists that may rise in price in the future. They don’t buy paintings that they simply like. In the film modern collectors like Nikolay are contrasted with the life story of a famous Greek Kostaki. This badly-educated driver in last century in Moscow spent all his money buying paintings that everyone considered garbage, rubbish – not art items. But he really liked them! It turned out that way he saved paintings of Russian Avant-garde artists and his collection now is priceless. All Kostaki’s biography, sometimes reminiscenting a detective, proves that most important things in life are passion, love, inspiration…
Leninland
Lenin museum in the Gorky village was built at the end of the Soviet epoch, in the year 1987. And it was the most ambitious “Temple of the God” in the USSR. Twenty years later, when Russia is still in the process of transformation in the new political system, the Museum is still in operation, while it reflects the social situation in the country.
Heralds from the Big World
How does it feel to float on the ship half a year if you are not a sailor but an ordinary woman with a child back at home? Vika is a nurse at a floating hospital that travels across Siberia, a territory with harsh climate - taiga, swamps and mosquitoes, six months of winter. Oil is being drilled here, that’s why the regional capital Khanti-Mansiysk is a beautiful city, with a modern big hospital, theatre and university. Villages in the area are not so lucky, lacking in infrastructure and basic services. It is only in May when the ice melts that they are accessible by water. Doctors from the big city go on a six-month shift - until the river gets covered with ice again. They travel to patients in the villages, leaving behind their families and comfortable life. Residents in all the villages along the river are waiting. As the ship approaches, the two worlds finally meet - people from the big world and residents of these remote places. What will they take back and what will be left here in the small world?
Born September 20, 1971. Graduated from Moscow State Teacher Training University (geographical department) in 1996. Organized and participated in many ethnogeographical expeditions (Zaire, Kenya, Iraq, Peru, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, etc.). As a journalist and photographer published articles at “Geo” (Russia), “National Geographic” (Russia), “Eastern Collection” (magazine of Russian State Library) and other magazines. In 2000 founded non-profit organization - Ethnogeographic Research Foundation, dedicated to documentary film. Produced more than 10 documentaries, broadcast on different Russian TV channels. The company has received many awards at documentary and television festivals in Russia. Member of International Federation of Journalists, Russian Geographical Society, the Eurasian Academy of Television and Radio and EDN.
Selected filmography: Gentle Art (documentary, dir. Alexey Pogrebnoy, 39 min, 2009), winner of Russian Mass Media Award Patriot of Russia, Agrosvit Festival 2009, Ukraine), jury prize, included in East Silver. The Republic of North Osetia - Alania (TV documentary, 26 min, 2009), nomination of Russian Academy of Television award TEFI 2009, Agrosvit Festival 2009, Jury Prize. Abel (documentary, dir. V. Dubrovin, 33 min, 2008, awarded at numerous festivals across Russia. The Pskov Region (TV documentary, 26 min, 2008), diploma of 3rd International Film Festival of Popular Science Films (St. Petersburg 2008). The Republic of Bashkortostan (TV documentary, 26 min, 2007), diploma of 2nd International Film Festival of Popular Science Films (St. Petersburg, 2007); Winner of Russian Academy of Television TEFI Award; Diploma of 12th Golden Drum IFF, nomination Ethnography and Travelling (Hanti-Mansiysk 2008). Policarp and His Women (documentary, dir. A. Strelov, 26 min, 2007, Jury Award for director’s debut; 6th International Baikal Film Festival 2007).
Ethnogeographic Research Foundation
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Novatorov str., 36/3 -171
119421 Moscow