Vitaly Mansky: Portrait of Russia

director: Vitaly Mansky

original title: Vitalij Manskij: Portrét Ruska

running time: 90 min.

synopsis

This Russian filmmaker’s feature documentary Putin’s Witnesses (2018) is a portrait of Russia from a unique and unlikely perspective. It is composed exclusively of archival footage shot by director Vitaly Mansky (1963) at the very beginning of Putin’s presidential era. The director will discuss his process of weaving together these materials to create a greater picture in this extended case study of the film.