PIBLOKTO
Anastasia Shubina, Timofey Glinin | USA 2023 | 38 min. | Russian, English with English subtitles
TUESDAY, 21.05. | 9 pm
Kino De France, Saal 1 | TICKETS
together with ENEZ & VELHICE
Life on the shores of the Arctic Ocean in Chukotka revolves around hunting walrus and whales and protecting the villages from bears that come in from the tundra. Sea animals are the main source of food for the Chukchi and Inuits, while animal remains feed the Arctic foxes on a fur farm and the cemeteries are haunted by bears. It seems that all the inhabitants of this region are involved in the spiritual cycle of food and death.
The sounds of the shamanic death ritual guide us through the film. In the rhythm of the ritual, PIBLOKTO follows the changes affecting the village communities as a result of the planetary crises and opens up a view of the harmonious relationship between people and their habitat.
Director: Anastasia Shubina, Timofey Glinin
Cinematography: Anastasia Shubina, Timofey Glinin
Editing: Anastasia Shubina, Timofey Glinin
Sound: Ilya Dunaev
Production: Timofey Glinin, Gregory Bagaev
SCREENINGS & AWARDS
Cinéma du réel — Festival international du film documentaire, Competition, Paris, World Premiere. March 25, 2023. “Prix des détenues” AWARD
Sheffield DocFest — Sheffield International Documentary Festival, Official selection 2023, Sheffield, UK, UK premiere. 16 May 2023.
Beat Film Festival, international documentary festival, National competition 2023, Moscow, Russia, Russian Premiere. V-A-C foundation AWARD
DokuBaku International Documentary Film Festival, Baku, Azerbaijan, September 26, 2023, Best Short Documentary AWARD
Festival Cinemistica, Granada, Spain, November 20, 2023, Best Anthropological Film AWARD
Festival des Courts en hiver, Porto-Vecchio, France, January 25, 2024, Official selectionFestival des Courts en hiver, Porto-Vecchio, France, January 25, 2024, Official selection
International Film Festival “The World of Knowledge”, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, October 7, 2023, National competition, GRAND PRIX
National award ‘Laurel Branch’, shortlisted for the Best Debut.
National award ‘Dziga Vertov Prize’, shortlisted for the Best Debut.
Musée du quai Branly — Jacques Chirac, Paris, France, Screening at 28 May 2023. The film is part of the museum’s collection
BIOGRAPHY
Anastasia Shubina and Timofey Glinin are multidisciplinary artists working in various media – documentary and experimental film, video art, photography and performance. They work together from 2018. They are currently based in San Francisco, USA.
Anastasia Shubina is a visual artist from Saint Petersburg, she studied film directing at St. Petersburg School of New Cinema, photography at Docdocdoc School of Modern Photography and philosophy at Saint Petersburg State University. Her films were shown at a number of international film festivals and won awards. Her photographic projects were presented at solo and group exhibitions, won international competitions and were published in photographic magazines and online platforms. In her personal projects, Anastasia explores the themes of mythology, anthropology and historical trauma.
Timofey Glinin is a multidisciplinary artist form Saint Petersburg, he studied film directing at St. Petersburg School of New Cinema and science (biology) at Saint Petersburg State University. He is an independent filmmaker and photographer. His works were presented on a number of international film festivals and won awards, his photo projects were shown at solo and group exhibitions, and he is an author of a number of science art performances. In his personal projects, Timofey explores the themes of cultural practices, ethnography and modern science.
