The First Height (0+)
Russia, 2007, colour, 26 min.
Director: Andrey Pavlenko
Director: Andrey Pavlenko
These boys conquered Elbrus and for the first time in history celebrated liturgy on its snowy peak. They are inmates of a Kovalevsky Children's Home in city Nereht in the Kostroma region. Conquering this severe height guys open anew this world that once betrayed them. They learn again how to wonder, love and believe.
AWARDS
prize Bronze Knight at IFF “Gold knight”, Moscow, “Victor Mikhalchenko Award” of the XVIII IFF “Message to man”, St. Petersburg.
Andrey Pavlenko
Andrey Pavlenko
was born in Murmansk in 1968. He graduated from St. Petersburg Institute of Film and Television (workshop of S.D. Aranovich). Used to be a scriptwriter of series for “Lenfilm” film studio, director of television programs and promo videos.
FILMOGRAPHY
“Date”, 1995, “I’m coming home”, 1998,”Symphony of Jan”, 2003, “the first height”, 2007.
Russia, 2007, colour, 26 min.
Director: Andrey Pavlenko
Director: Andrey Pavlenko
These boys conquered Elbrus and for the first time in history celebrated liturgy on its snowy peak. They are inmates of a Kovalevsky Children's Home in city Nereht in the Kostroma region. Conquering this severe height guys open anew this world that once betrayed them. They learn again how to wonder, love and believe.
AWARDS
prize Bronze Knight at IFF “Gold knight”, Moscow, “Victor Mikhalchenko Award” of the XVIII IFF “Message to man”, St. Petersburg.