Ferriman Across the Volga (0+)
the Netherlands, 1998, colour, 31 min.
Director: Jessica Gorter
Director: Jessica Gorter
Short poetical documentary that portrays one day in the life of a Volga ferryman. For more than 16 years he has been pulling his ferry across the river by hand, just like his father before him. Without leaving the old wooden boat, the camera pictures "Uncle Sascha" and some of the local villagers in an atmosphere both of rural timelessness and of Russian reality today.
AWARDS
Prix RTBF at the «Festival Vidéo Ličge International»
Jessica Gorter
Jessica Gorter
studied documentary and editing at the Dutch Film and Television Academy in Amsterdam. Since then she has worked as an independent filmmaker focusing on post-soviet Russia. She founded her own production company Filimon Film and directed. She also directed tv-programs for Dutch television (Human, VPRO) and worked as an editor for various documentaries.
the Netherlands, 1998, colour, 31 min.
Director: Jessica Gorter
Director: Jessica Gorter
Short poetical documentary that portrays one day in the life of a Volga ferryman. For more than 16 years he has been pulling his ferry across the river by hand, just like his father before him. Without leaving the old wooden boat, the camera pictures "Uncle Sascha" and some of the local villagers in an atmosphere both of rural timelessness and of Russian reality today.
AWARDS
Prix RTBF at the «Festival Vidéo Ličge International»