Extremist
United States, 17 mins, Digital
A young Russian artist makes an anti-war statement by swapping food labels with pacifist messages in a Moscow supermarket, leading to her arrest and the threat of a 10-year prison sentence.
Director: Alexander Molochnikov
Writer: Alexander Molochnikov
Producer: Jean Chapiro
Director of Photography: Mikhail Krichman
Editor: Vadim Krasnocky & Alexander Ivanov
Production Designer: Vladislav Ogay
Composer: Igor Vdovin
Cast: Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Tina Dalakishvilli, Lilian Malkina
Contact: molochvasha@gmail.com
Program B
Friday, May 16th at 9:00 PM
About the Writer/Director
Alexander (Sasha) Molochnikov is a director and writer of theater, film, TV, opera, and ballet. His Bolshoi ballet The Seagull won a Golden Mask Award. After working at the Moscow Art Theater and creating hit works like Tell Her and Monastery, he left Russia for Columbia University after opposing the war in Ukraine.
About the Producer
Jean is a filmmaker and journalist from Mexico. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from The University of Pennsylvania in 2021. She holds an M.S. in Documentary Journalism from the Columbia Journalism School and is currently completing an MFA in Creative Producing at Columbia. Her film “Hasta Encontrarlos” was awarded a Student Academy Award in 2023.