Woman with an Editing Bench

Woman with an Editing Bench

2016
★★★★☆ 7.0/10
⏱️ 15 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
HistoryDrama
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.

Cast

Leeanna Walsman
Leeanna Walsman
Elizaveta Svilova
Richard James Allen
Richard James Allen
Dziga Vertov
Marcus Graham
Marcus Graham
Boris Shumyatsky
Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Baker
Ivan K. Germano
Ivan K. Germano
Vertov's cameraman

Crew

Director
Karen Pearlman
Writer
Karen Pearlman
Producer
Richard James Allen, Lyn Norfor

Production

The Physical TV Company

Keywords

soviet unionbiographybased on true storyfilmmakingrussian historycensorshipfilm editorwoman directorstalinism1930s