Greatness of Absence
What does an actor leave behind? That is the question that Alla Demidova asks herself, the audience, the eternity. She went and lived through the tragedies by Shakespeare, Electra, Phaedra, Medea. Where can one go henceforth? If only become a phantom, an image, something eternal, an enduring reflection of this world in the mirror. This film is a journey away from our reality to an imaginary universe, to reflections, images, phantoms. It starts with an exposition devoted to Alla Demidova at the St. Petersburg Museum of Theatre and Music Art. But it does not only document the space; thanks to Demidova's speech it turns into a retrospective of her work, the parts she played, an explication of her approach to acting.
Director: SF9987ND (Sofia Fyodorova, Nikita Dobrynin)
Artistic union from St. Petersburg which consists of St. Petersburg Institute of Cinema and TV graduates Sofia Fyodorova (class of Konstantin Lopushansky) and Nikita Dobrynin (class of Alexander Sokurov). Earlier they worked together on "Salvation", which premiered at the Mayak Festival in 2014. At present, they are co-directing the film "Utmost Revs" about the Kirov plant. SF9987ND carry on a dialogue with the traditions of the Leningrad school of film in terms of education and the chosen artistic approach. For the authors every new project is a chance to revaluate their path and align it with modern times and changing reality. SF9987ND make documentaries and features freely alternating between formats and preserving an attentive scientific approach to the material.