Russian Night Out

An assortment of film, music, & visual art by Canadian artists of Russian descent

EEIFA (Eastern-European Independent Filmmakers Alliance)
in collaboration with
NTV - Canada (Luba Cherny)
presents

Russian
Night Out
An Assortment of Film, Music, & Visual Art
by Canadian Artists of Russian Descent

May 22
FRIDAY
7-9pm

doors open at 6:30pm

Bloor Cinema

Tickets
$20 / $15 students & seniors
general admission

Group Rates
10 or more people
$16 / $12 students & seniors
Available in person or by phone

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Cayle Films Presents
I AM HOME (1998)
Produced and Directed by Cayle Chernin
http://www.cayle.ca

From Toronto to Tel Aviv, from Brooklyn to Borisov, Beilorussia, I Am Home is a story of rediscovery and a family finding each other after being divided by historical persecution.

In the summer of 1991, Canadian actress Cayle Chernin received a letter from Russia containing an early photograph of her father, Great Grandmother, and a man who was identified as her Grandfather's youngest brother, Great Uncle Boris Chernin, believed dead after his incarceration in Siberia during World War II.

The letter would take Cayle on a personal journey from a family reunion in Cape Breton, where Her Grandfather Louis Chernin emigrated in 1911, to new found cousins in Brooklyn, to Israel, where one branch of the Russian family had gone, and finally to far away Borisov, the home of the Chernin ancestors.

This is the story of immigrants, forced from one county to take up residence in a New World. It is the story of a craving for roots. It is the story of what happens when walls come tumbling down and borders change, which celebrates heritage and survival in spite of the odds.

This personal journey reflects the experience of people worldwide. We find and lose each other, over and over. This is a story about finding ourselves.

First public screening Oct. 1997 Cape Town International Film Festival, South Africa
Broadcast: Vision TV, WTN, SCN Sask.
47 min.

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Yaniko Productions Presents
DRINK TEA OUTSIDE (2008)
Produced and Directed by Yan Krupnik
http://www.drinkteaoutside.com

The Story:

Sasha Polikov (Andrey Kistitsin) is a street performer from Russia, he is free spirited, and unconventional.
When he arrived in Canada, he discovered that the cultural clash is much greater than he could have ever foreseen.

While falling in love with Maria (Katy Torgovnikov), Sasha attempts to find balance between what he must do and what he wants to do to survive in his new environment.

The Making Of:

While performing twice a day, 6 days a week, at Cirque Avaia in the summer of 2007 in Niagara Falls, the film crew was simultaneously in production in Toronto for "Drink Tea Outside". The crew consisted of people currently residing in Canada, Russia and Belarus. Since the majority of the crew were performers at the shows, they coordinated stunts, constructed sets, and designed most of the wardrobe themselves. It was shot in over 30 locations, 3 cities and features 14 original soundtracks created for the film in Canada and Russia.

Film screenings are held in Toronto (Canada) and Novosibirsk (Russia).
66 min.

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MAXIM GRUNIN - Visual Artist
http://www.maximgrunin.com

Born in Russia, Maxim Grunin began to study fine arts there. He continued art education in Israel and Canada. His dedication earned him scholarships and grants, among which was the Ontario Graduate Scholarship. Today he holds a masters degree in Fine Arts.

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FISHEL PUSTILNIK - Composer and Musician
http://www.easyhitsmusic.com

Fishel Pustilnik, composer and musician plays piano, sax and violin. For many years successfully worked in Russia as a musical director with a very famous pop group, "True Friends." His compositions were constantly performed on radio and television. In Toronto he organized and established music studio "F&N Enterprise" where gifted children take piano, keyboard and saxophone instruction.

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http://www.redsquarerestaurant.com.

1027 Finch Avenue W. #7
North York, ON
Phone: (416) 739-9797

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Russian Night Out

Bloor Cinema
Fri May 22 2009, 7:00pm


Ticket Sales Begin:
Thu Apr 02 2009, 11:00am

Ticket Prices:
adult - $20.00
student - $15.00
senior - $15.00

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