23rd Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Hopschotch
director: Dasha Demura
original title: Igra v klassiki
year: 2018
running time: 54 min.
International Premiere
synopsis
Katya and Matvei live together in the Belarusian countryside. Then something happens that causes them to reassess their relationship. In this directorial debut – a melancholic study of the dynamic between two lovers – the intense sense of tension between the two protagonists contrasts with the calm co-existence of the two friends who have come to visit.
biography
Dasha Demura (1984) holds a degree in psychology and the sociology of art, and has long worked in the field of photography. In 2017, she graduated from the Marina Razbezhkina and Mikhail Ugarov School of Documentary Film and Theatre.
more about film
| producer: | Dasha Demura |
| script: | Dasha Demura |
| photography: | Dasha Demura |
| editing: | Dasha Demura |
| sound: | Yuri Geddert |
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section: Between the Seas Student Film Competition
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section: Between the Seas Student Film Competition
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section: Between the Seas Student Film Competition
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section: Between the Seas Student Film Competition
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section: Between the Seas Student Film Competition
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section: Between the Seas Student Film Competition
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