Given in Exchange



About the film

Title: Given in Exchange
Title in Russian: Данный взамен
Production company: Russian Institute of Cinematography (VGIK)
Country of production: Russia
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 28 min.

Film crew

Film director: Sofia Geveyler
Producer: Sergei Miroshnichenko
Director of photography: Ian Iasinskii, Alexander Kotenko
Editor Elerjon Kimsanov

Logline

This documentary follows the story of a mother's love: from an empty heart to a tragedy that has changed her, to creation and love, from rejecting her own son to adopting someone else's child and accepting him as her own.

Synopsis

This documentary follows the story of a mother's love: from an empty heart to a tragedy that has changed her, to creation and love, from rejecting her own son to adopting someone else's child and accepting him as her own.

Festival and awards
Date Festival Form of participation Award
12.2013 Guandzhou IDFF, China Competition Best Documentary Short
11.2013 21 CAMERAIMAGE IFF, Poland "Image of the World - World in Images" Short film competition program
09.2013 XXIII Message to Man IFF, Russia national competition Audience Award
12.2013 XIX Stalker International Human Right Film Festival Competition Special prize of the Youth Jury
11.2013 33 VGIK International Student Film Festival, Russia Competition Prize for the best direction
11.2013 33 VGIK International Student Film Festival, Russia Competition Prize for the best work of cinematographer
11.2013 33 VGIK International Student Film Festival, Russia Competition Prize for the best work of sound director
12.2013 X International Student Film Festival "KINOPROBA", Russia Competition Prize for the best documentary
12.2013 Moscow short film festival, Russia Competition Gran Prix

Distributor

VGIK, Ostrov Studio
studio@ostrovstudio.com

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