WOMEN’S DAY

2020, 85‘, documentary debut

Astounding stories by women born in the USSR, telling their experience from the 1917 Revolution to the present day. Intimate, surprising, funny, eccentric, beautiful, the documentary explores the lives of women living through a turbulent era of historical and social change and provides a unique insight into Russian feminism. DOLYA GAVANSKY studied Acting in Moscow and London and graduated from the University of Cambridge. She holds a PhD in Russian Theatre from Goldsmiths College, University of London. Author of a drama and radio play for the BBC. Co-director and author of the feature- length documentary Golos: Ukrainian Voices (Best Film, London Independent Film Festival, 2016). Festivals and awards: Special Mention, Yalta IFF 2019; Best Film Award, Russia Abroad 2019; The Bitter Cup Award, Love Is Folly 2020; Grand Prix, DOCK Documentary Historical IFF 2020, Burgas
Script: Dolya Gavanski
Director: Dolya Gavanski
Cinematography: Mariana Kroutilin, Dmitry Loktionov (local unit)
Music: Sacha Puttnam
Production: Thea Films
In association with Cultural Solidarity Media
In co-production with Agitprop, Elemag Pictures, MDR
Supported by Bulgarian National Film Center
Contact: +359 2 983 14 11, producer@agitprop.bg, www.agitprop.bg