- Occupation
Director - Country
Russia
Sakharnov Kirill
Moscow : Liverpool
There is a legend, which says that in 1966 The Beatles visited USSR, spent a few hours in the transit hall of the Sheremetievo airport. During the conversation with a correspondent from the radio station "Mayak" John Lennon declared, that there is no rock n' roll music in the Soviet Union. 40 years have passed. Moscow's best bands, which play the hits of The Beatles, set out on the journey to Liverpool to prove the opposite.
Stalin? Why Not
In 2009, after renovating the underground station Kurskaja in Moscow, also the lines of the Soviet anthem from 1943 regained its old splendour: Through storms the sun of freedom has shined upon us / And the great Lenin has lighted the way / Stalin has taught us faithfulness to the people / To labour, and inspired us to great feats! The authors of the film ask ordinary passers-by and passengers on the underground, who Stalin was for them and how he is perceived nowadays. A large part of society does not believe the historical facts. Many dream of the dictator and great Russia. Stalin's cult is still alive.
There is a legend, which says that in 1966 The Beatles visited USSR, spent a few hours in the transit hall of the Sheremetievo airport. During the conversation with a correspondent from the radio station "Mayak" John Lennon declared, that there is no rock n' roll music in the Soviet Union. 40 years have passed. Moscow's best bands, which play the hits of The Beatles, set out on the journey to Liverpool to prove the opposite.
Stalin? Why Not
In 2009, after renovating the underground station Kurskaja in Moscow, also the lines of the Soviet anthem from 1943 regained its old splendour: Through storms the sun of freedom has shined upon us / And the great Lenin has lighted the way / Stalin has taught us faithfulness to the people / To labour, and inspired us to great feats! The authors of the film ask ordinary passers-by and passengers on the underground, who Stalin was for them and how he is perceived nowadays. A large part of society does not believe the historical facts. Many dream of the dictator and great Russia. Stalin's cult is still alive.
5 Minutes of Freedom
On August 25, 1968, a group of seven people gathered on Red Square in Moscow to protest against the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops. 5 minutes of freedom at the main Soviet square cost them years in camps, exile and prison. We meet the surviving protagonists of that protest and show the new generation of democratic rights fighters in the present-day Russia. Our camera follows young opposition movement activists, helping us to find an answer to the question: who are modern dissidents? And what sacrifices are they willing to make in order to live in a democratic society?
On August 25, 1968, a group of seven people gathered on Red Square in Moscow to protest against the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops. 5 minutes of freedom at the main Soviet square cost them years in camps, exile and prison. We meet the surviving protagonists of that protest and show the new generation of democratic rights fighters in the present-day Russia. Our camera follows young opposition movement activists, helping us to find an answer to the question: who are modern dissidents? And what sacrifices are they willing to make in order to live in a democratic society?
Born in 1978 in Moscow. Graduated from Peoples Friendship University of Russia, Historical Faculty (2000). Graduated from All-Russian State University of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov (VGIK) (2007). As a film director Kirill made a number of short documentaries, commercials and music videos. Also he has a great experience as a film editor. His motto is a phrase of the well-known Russian film director and film theorist Lev Kuleshov: “The film Editing is the real filmmaking”.In 2012 Kirill founded SugarDocs film production.
Filmography2007 - "Nagora" (Feature film, short)2008 – “Nievalashka”, “The name of a hero” (feature films, making of)2009 - "Moscow : Liverpool" (documentary, short)2010 – “Stalin? Why not” (documentary, short)2012 - “Lighthouse lady” (documentary, short)2012 – “5 minutes of freedom” (documentary, full-lenght)
“Stalin. Why not?” doc.short – Artkino short film festival (Moscow), Special prize of the jury, screening at One world International Human rights documentary film festival - 2011.