The story about vanishing cultural traditions of Belarus
Directed, Produced, and Edited by Volya Dzemka
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Film Name: The Songs of Old Europe - Ancient Belarusian Folk Songs
Genre: Documentary
Country: USA
Year: 2016
Language: English
Duration: 60 min.
Synopsis: An intimate, rare look into a very different world that has been isolated for centuries, the world of Belarusian folks songs, which were kept alive for thousand of years and are still performed today by Belarusian villagers, but vanish rapidly with disappearance of the village life and their carriers.
Director, Producer, Writer: Volya Dzemka
Cinematographers: Volya Dzemka, Jordan Swenson, Aleksandr Aleinikov, Chris Mobley, Sara Mustelin
Sound Mixing Engineer: Nicholas S. Bubb
Narrator: Jim Cissell
Studio/Produced by: Volya Dzemka Productions
Copyright: Volya Dzemka and The Songs of Old Europe LLC
Address: PO BOX 59071
Renton, WA 98058
USA
Phone: +1(206) 659-7811
E-mail:
[email protected]
Available Format: DCP (2K) and/or DVD and/or .mov (HD)
Audio: Stereo
Awards/Festivals:
- Winner – Best Feature Documentary, CIFF Creation International Film Festival 2016, Summer Session, Ottawa, Canada
- Platinum Remi Award Winner – Ethnic/Cultural, Film and Video Production Awards
WorldFest-Houston, 50th International Film Festival 2017, Houston TX, USA
- Official Selection – 23-rd International Film Festival LISTAPAD, National Competition / Belarusian Panorama, European and Belarusian Premiere November 5, 2016, "Pobeda" Cinema, Minsk, Belarus
- Official Selection – Richmond International Film Festival 2017, USA Premiere March 3, 2017, Richmond VA, USA
Downloadable digital materials can be found at documentary's website belarusian-songs.com/materials.html