Documentary Films

I have co-directed several award-winning documentary films exploring Russian history and culture through Chemodan Films. Trailers for all films can be viewed at www.chemodanfilms.com

The Photographer

With Alexander Gershtein and Thomas Lahusen (Chemodan Films, 2008) • 59 minutes

• Globians World Culture Documentary Film Festival, Berlin (August 2009) - Juried

• Selected by the Tarkovsky Zerkalo (Mirror) Festival, Ivanovo, Russia (May 2009) - Juried

The Photographer film poster

The Province of Lost Film

With Alexander Gershtein, Thomas Lahusen, and Alexander Nikitin (Chemodan Films, 2005) • 46 minutes

• Okraina Festival, Ryazan, Russian Federation (November 2005)

• Globians World Culture Documentary Film Festival, Potsdam (August 2006) - Juried

• The 26th Atlantic Film Festival, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (September 2006) - Juried

• Documentary Film Festival "Rossiia", Ekaterinburg, Russia (September 2006) - Juried

• The 2006 Independents' Film Festival, Tampa, Florida, USA (August 2006)

• Barrie Film Festival & McLaren Art Centre, Barrie, Ontario, Canada (October 2007) - Invitation

Prize for "Best Directing" at the 2nd Issyk-Kul International Film Festival of the Shanghai Organization of Cooperation, Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan (October 2008) - Juried

• Tarkovsky Zerkalo (Mirror) Festival, Ivanovo, Russia (May 2009) - Juried

The Province of Lost Film poster

Komsomolsk Mon Amour

With Alexander Gershtein, Thomas Lahusen, and the KnAM Theatre (Chemodan Films, 2005) • 51 minutes

• The Independents' Film Festival, Tampa, Florida, USA (August 2007)

• Utopia Film Festival, Greenbelt, USA (October 2007) - Juried

• DOK Leipzig 2007 (DOK Market) - Juried

• Globians World & Culture Documentary Film Festival, Potsdam, Germany (August 2008) - Juried

Komsomolsk Mon Amour film poster

The Uprising

With Alexander Gershtein and Thomas Lahusen (Chemodan Films, 2006) • 19 minutes

• "Rossiia" Documentary Film Festival, Ekaterinburg, Russia (September 2006) - Juried

The Uprising film poster