Documentary Feature
Muzhik
(Post-Production, USA/Russia)
Production Company: Normandie Films
Director: Mitchell Arens
Producers: Miriam Louise Arens, Mitchell Arens
Cinematographer: Mitchell Arens
Synopsis: In the depths of a Siberian winter, Sergei, a lumbermill worker and recovering alcoholic, struggles to maintain his sobriety and the well-being of his teenage nephew. Filmed over one winter, director and subject collaborate to paint an authentic portrait of what it means to be a working-class Russian in the modern era; granting the audience access to a part of the world—and its people—that are currently inaccessible. Sergei’s deeply personal journey takes on a mythic quality set against the unforgiving, yet beautiful Siberian tundra.
Awards:
Jerome Foundation Grant Recipient
LEF Foundation Grant Recipient
