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Unemployed Directed by Irina Shatalova & Nastia Tarasova Documentary | 2009 | 29min Russia
About the film: They are the experts of their job. Over a hundred thousand professionals in Russia. They are brave, courageous yet simple russian men. Their families await them but for their country they simply do not exist. In their homeland they are unemployed... The film was made under „Russia and Poland. New Gaze” project, 2nd edition. The project was realized by Eureka Media and Adam Mickiewicz Institute with financial support of Polish Film Institute.
Screening Times @ Victory Firehouse 9:15pm Wednesday 6/16 7:15pm Friday 6/18 5:15pm Saturday 6/19
About the filmmakers:
Irina was born in Moscow. In 2007 she graduated from the Faculty of cinematography of the Film Institute VGIK, where she took Vadim Yusov course (director of photography for various films by Andrei Tarkivski, George Danelia, Sergei Bondarchuck and many others). She is the cinematographer and co-founder of the studio "Albatross".
Nastia was born in the Ural Mountains of Russia. From 1996–2001 she studied at the Ural State university. In 2006 she graduated from the Directors' Faculty of the Film Institute VGIK (course of documentary film of Igor Gelein). Now works and lives in Moscow. She is a prize-winner of both domestic and international film festivals for her various films. She is vo-founder and director of the studio "Albatross".
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