Filmography

Screenings of Women of the GULAG

The documentary film Women of the Gulag tells the compelling and tragic stories of six women as last survivors of the Gulag. Solzhenitsyn’s Gulag Archipelago largely tells of the men caught in Stalin’s camps and special settlements for “crimes against the state.” Women of the Gulag, features six women in their eighties and nineties as they tell their stories while going about their daily lives in remote Urals villages, in break-away Sukhumi, or in Moscow suburbs. Their only hesitancy to speak out relates to sexual violence, about which they would only hint. Sadly, three died shortly after their interviews.
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Women of the GULAG

Marianna Yarovskaya – Director, Mitchell Block – Executive Producer, Paul R. Gregory – Producer The documentary film Women of the Gulag tells the compelling and tragic stories of six women as last survivors of the Gulag. Solzhenitsyn’s Gulag Archipelago largely tells of the men caught in Stalin’s camps and special settlements for “crimes against the
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Shamans

Writer/Producer/Director, with Olesya Bondareva In Production, Documentary In ancient cultures all around the world, Shamans have traditionally been guardians of family values and the environment. They are the keepers of cultural knowledge about human health and well-being that has been passed down from one generation to the next for millennia. But today their wealth of
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Holy Warriors

Writer/Producer/Director 2006, Documentary, US/Russia Holy Warriors chronicles the spiritual upheaval brought about by war on those involved, offering profound insight into the resilience of the human spirit during trying times. It demonstrates the traumatic effect of enlisting unwilling soldiers in wartime, while raising the pertinent question of the links between war and religion, through these
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Undesirables

Writer/Producer/Director 2000, Documentary, US/Russia, 23 min., Beta SP Student Academy Award, USA 2001  College Emmy Award, USA 2000  Kodak Emerging Filmmakers Showcase, 53rd Cannes International Film Festival, 2000  Student International Documentary Association Award Nomination, 1999 Undesirables reveals how homeless youths and other marginal residents were swept out of Moscow by Russian police in preparation for
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An Inconvenient Truth

Head of Research 2006, Feature Documentary, 35 mm Participant Productions 2007 Academy Award Premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival Director Davis Guggenheim eloquently weaves the science of global warming with Al Gore’s personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change. “Al Gore strips his presentations of politics, laying out
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Countdown to Zero

Field Producer 2010, Feature Documentary, 35 mm Participant Productions Premiered at 2010 Sundance Film Festival Countdown to Zero. Director: Lucy Walker, Producer: Lawrence Bender. Executive Producers: Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann, Bruce Blair, Matt BrownA fascinating and frightening exploration of the dangers of nuclear weapons, exposing a variety of present day threats and featuring insights from
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The Universe Season II

Producer 2007-2008, TV series, 30 min History Channel The Universe Season II. From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in this exploration of the Universe and its mysteries.
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Undercover History

Associate Producer 2006, Documentary, 52 min, HD National Geographic This National Geographic series investigates the uncertainty that still surrounds some famous people and events.
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Modern Marvels/Surveillance Tech

Associate Producer 2005, Documentary, 57 min, Beta SP History Channel In the world of surveillance, Big Brother is not only watching, he’s also listening, analyzing, recording, scanning, and tracking every aspect of our lives. And with advanced surveillance technology, there’s virtually no place to hide. Surveillance Tech examines some of the most important and potentially
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