History ·Drama · Australia · 2016 · 15m

Woman with an Editing Bench

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Director
Karen Pearlman
Cast
Leeanna Walsman as Elizaveta Svilova Richard James Allen as Dziga Vertov Marcus Graham as Boris Shumyatsky Cat Smith as Baker Ivan K. Germano as Vertov's cameraman
Crew
Karen Pearlman — Writer Richard James Allen — Producer Lyn Norfor — Producer Bethany Ryan — Production Design
Synopsis

Inspired by the woman who edited "Man with a Movie Camera" (1929), "Woman with an Editing Bench" reveals the personal impact of Stalin’s censorship of cinema on a woman navigating politics, bureaucracy and the impetuous outbursts of collaborators to create something beautiful despite the odds.

Mood & Themes
soviet unionbiographybased on true storyfilmmakingrussian historycensorshipfilm editorwoman directorstalinism1930scinema historywomen in film
Key Collaborators
Karen Pearlman Director Karen Pearlman Writer Richard James Allen Producer Lyn Norfor Producer Bethany Ryan Production Design
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