This film is a collection of still pictures of residents of Russian countryside. Not a single word. Only long look into the camera. Landscape. Flow of time. –loznitsa.com
Sergey Loznitsa was born September 5th, 1964 in the city of Baranovitchi, in Belarus. At that time Belarus was part of the Soviet Union. Later Sergey’s family moved to Kiev, Ukraine, where Sergey finished high school.
In 1981 Sergey applied and was admitted to Kiev Polytechnic Institute, with the major in applied mathematic and control systems. In 1987 he graduated with a degree in engineering and mathematics.
From 1987 through 1991 Sergey was employed as a scientist at the Institute of Cybernetics. He was involved in the development of expert systems, artificial intelligence, and decision-making processes.
In addition to his main job, Sergey worked as a translator from Japanese. During that time Sergey developed a strong interest in cinematography, and in 1991 he applied to Russian State Institute of Cinematography, in Moscow. After passing a very vigorous selection process, Sergey was admitted to the Institute. He studied in the studio of Nana Dzhordzhadze. read more
We are all a product of environment and we are no more or no less significant than anything else within it. Only our egos make us think otherwise...
wax figures in a decrepit paradise.though smiling,faces hide interrogative hesitation: how much can i say, how much can i show? caught in almost hieratic poses, immobile and frail, caught between two worlds, the old order and the new one, resolute yet tense like birds of transition over a vast seascape. what do photography, death and insectarium have in common? motionlessness. with this short, loznitsa seems to try..
