NAME OF THE MOVIE: My Perestroika
DIRECTED BY: Robin Hessman
DURATION
87 mins
YEAR
2010
COUNTRY
Russia
LANGUAGE
Russian
SUBTITLES
English
Tells the story of five people from the last generation of Soviet children who were brought up behind the Iron Curtain. Just coming of age when the USSR collapsed, they witnessed the world of their childhood crumble and change beyond recognition. Through the lives of these former schoolmates, this intimate film reveals how they have adjusted to their post-Soviet reality in today''s Moscow.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Robin Hessman is an award-winning filmmaker with a special interest in international stories. She recently produced \"Simple As Water\" which was shortlisted for an Oscar for Best Documentary (HBOMax). She previously directed and produced the NY Times Critics’ Pick \"My Perestroika\" - about the last generation of Soviet children to grow up behind the Iron Curtain - living today in Putin’s Russia. She has been nominated for a Producers Guild Award and has received several Peabody Awards
PERSONNEL
Cinematographer
Robin Hessman
Editor
Alla Kovgan, Garret Savage
Sound
Tim Anderson, Barbara Parks, Peter Levin
Producer(s)
Robin Hessman
