Description
Synopsis:
The settlement of Granitny lies forsaken on the edge of the world. An unrelenting northern wind howls through the empty boxes of houses and the skeletons of jetties, dragging a glutinous veil of fog behind it from the sea. Like many other settlements on the shores of the Barents Sea, it became depopulated in the 1990s. Abandoned research stations and military garrisons have fallen victim to the incursions of looters. But the embers of life here still glow. Now and then the roar of motors ruptures the gloomy silence of these picturesque bays.
About the director:
Born in 1987, Ilya Povolotsky graduated from the law department of Russia’s Financial University in 2009 and then founded the BLACKCHAMBER production studio. He started out by directing commercials and special projects. His debut documentary film Northerners premiered in competition at the Krakow IFF in 2017. In 2019 his debut full-length documentary Froth premiered at the IDFA festival in Amsterdam.