My Kith and Kin



About the film

Title: My Kith and Kin
Title in Russian: Моя родня
Production company: DC Film
Country of production: Russia
Year of Production: 2012
Duration: 63 min.
Film made with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation

Film crew

Scriptwriter: Rodion Ismailov
Film director: Rodion Ismailov
Producer: Rodion Ismailov, Elchin Musaoglu, Svetlana Dalskaya
Director of photography: Mikhail Gorobchuk
Sound director: Michail Alekseenkov
Composer Vladimir Kuptsov

Logline

Lolita has inherited two cultures, as her mother is Russian and her father is Azerbaijani. A lyrical and breathtaking story about a girl, who goes to Azerbaijan for the very first time to meet her father’s parents. She wants to know as much as she can about traditions, culture and mores of her Azerbaijan relatives. Her first acquaintance with Azerbaijan is the main plot of this documental movie.

Synopsis

Lolita has inherited two cultures, as her mother is Russian and her father is Azerbaijani. A lyrical and breathtaking story about a girl, who goes to Azerbaijan for the very first time to meet her father’s parents. She wants to know as much as she can about traditions, culture and mores of her Azerbaijan relatives. Her first acquaintance with Azerbaijan is the main plot of this documental movie.

Festival and awards
Date Festival Form of participation Award
23.04.2013 Visions du Réel, International Film Festival, Nyon Competition
23.09.2013 "Messsage to Man" IFF Competition Prize for the Best full-length documentary
02.06.2013 Almaty International Film Festival "Shaken's Stars" Competition Best documentary
24.04.2013 Russian Anthropological Film Festival Competition Best Anthropological FIlm
17.09.2013 LET'S CEE Film Festival, Vienna Competition Special mentioning of the jury
19.11.2013 "My Big Country" Television Festival Competition Winner in nomination "Equally different"
28.09.2013 The 4th International Tourist Film Festival “Meeting With Russia” Competition Winner in nomintation "In Russia and Abroad"
22.08.2013 Sarajevo Film Festival Competition
National documentary Award “Laurel Branch” "Best in profession: Director of photography" winner (Michail Gorobchuk)
National documentary Award “Laurel Branch” "Best film" nomination
01.06.2013 International Documentary Film Festival Cronograf, Chisinau Competition
09.10.2013 Eberswalde Filmfest, Germany Competition
25.10.2013 Zagreb Film Festival Competition
17.10.2013 DOC Tbilisi International Documentary Film Festival Competition
22.11.2013 Baku International Tourism Film Festival Competition
22.11.2013 Bogazici International Film Festival, Istanbul out of competition
15.12.2013 Cinema Vérité, Iran International Documentary Film Festival out of competition
01.12.2013 ARTDOCFEST out of competition
03.10.2013 "Russia" Documentary Film Festival competition
15.09.2013 Saratov Sufferings International Documentary FF competition
19.09.2013 "Salt of the Earth" Russian documentary film festival competition
17.10.2013 "Kunaki" documentary film festival competition

Creators

About the film director Rodion Ismailov:
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Rodion Ismailov was born in Azerbaijan.
In 1998 graduated from Saint Petersburg State University of Cinematography and Television, specialized in film-directing.

In 1997 founded «Deboshir Film Studio».

1997 - 1999 - General Director of «Deboshir Film Studio».

2000 - 2005 - President of Saint Petersburg Fund «Independent Cinema Fund».

Since 2009 he is the director and producer in producing centre «DC Film»

About production company DC Film:
DC FILM (Production company) street F. Engelsa, 31/35, office 76
105005 Moscow, Russia
Phone: +7 915 301 2402
Fax: +7 499 143 9527
Email: irodion@rambler.ru

SINEMA EVI (Coproduction company) 4B, Yeni Yasamal 2
AZ1112 Baku, Azerbaijan
Phone:
+9 941 243 464 23
Fax:
+9 941 249 819 93
WWW:
www.cineman.az
Email:
ritmpro@yahoo.com


Distributor

Reflection Films
www.reflectionfilms.com
reflexionfilms@gmail.com

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