Woman with an Editing Bench (2016)
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.
Director: Karen Pearlman
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Leeanna Walsman as Elizaveta Svilova |
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Richard James Allen as Dziga Vertov |
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Marcus Graham as Boris Shumyatsky |
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Cat Smith as Baker |
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Ivan K. Germano as Vertov's cameraman |
| Sound | Andy Wright | Sound Editor |
| Production | Richard James Allen | Producer |
| Crew | Kieran Fowler | Cinematography |
| Production | Lyn Norfor | Producer |
| Sound | Caitlin Yeo | Music |
| Sound | Andy Wright | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Bethany Ryan | Production Design |
| Writing | Karen Pearlman | Writer |
| Directing | Karen Pearlman | Director |