Flahertiana / The Manor

The Manor (18+)

Canada, 2013, colour, 78 min.
Director: Shawney Cohen

When Shawney Cohen was six, his father opened a small-town strip-club. Hoping to understand what happened to his nice Jewish family, Shawney spent years filming this intimate tragi-comic family portrait.

AWARDS

Special mention jury prize - 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2013.

Russian premier

25 September, Thursday. 11:00
Pionerskaya St., 17,
Premier Cinema Center,
Cinema Hall №5,
The film is presenting by its director25 September, Thursday. 19:00
Pionerskaya St., 17,
Big Cinema Hall,
The film is presenting by its director28 September, Sunday. 12:00
Pionerskaya St., 17,
Premier Cinema Center,
Cinema Hall №5,
The film is presenting by its director

Shawney Cohen

is a Toronto-based filmmaker who also manages his father's strip club. Shawney started his career in computer animation and his work has appeared in dozens of Hollywood movies. In 2009, Shawney shot and directed the award-nominated short documentary "Tagged" which he produced with the National Film Board of Canada and TVO.

FILMOGRAPHY

«Tagged», 2009; «The Manor», 2013.

Canada, 2013, colour, 78 min.
Director: Shawney Cohen

AWARDS

Special mention jury prize - 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2013.

Russian premier