Sonia
Brief Synopsis
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Filmmaker Lucy Kostelanetz explores the life of her great aunt Sofia (Sonia) Dymshitz-Tolstaya, a Russian avant-garde painter and utopian visionary inspired by the promise of the Russian Revolutions. Using interviews, archival footage, and innovative animation sequences, Kostelanetz captures the spi
Cast & Crew
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Lucy Kostelanetz
Director
Maria Tucci
Jonathan Bloom
Sound Department
Alan Dater
Cinematographer
Jared Dubrino
Animator
Jared Dubrino
Editor
Film Details
Genre
Biography
Documentary
Historical
Interview
Political
Release Date
2007
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 36m
Synopsis
Filmmaker Lucy Kostelanetz explores the life of her great aunt Sofia (Sonia) Dymshitz-Tolstaya, a Russian avant-garde painter and utopian visionary inspired by the promise of the Russian Revolutions. Using interviews, archival footage, and innovative animation sequences, Kostelanetz captures the spirit of a bohemian who continued to make art under the oppressive Soviet regime.
Director
Lucy Kostelanetz
Director
Cast
Maria Tucci
Crew
Jonathan Bloom
Sound Department
Alan Dater
Cinematographer
Jared Dubrino
Animator
Jared Dubrino
Editor
Dan Epstein
Cinematographer
Yuri Garushin
Cinematographer
George Griffin
Animator
Lucy Kostelanetz
Producer
Lucy Kostelanetz
Editor
Mikhail Levitin
Cinematographer
Dima Shustoff
Sound Department
Todd Sines
Graphic Designer
Film Details
Genre
Biography
Documentary
Historical
Interview
Political
Release Date
2007
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 36m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Feature directorial debut for Lucy Kostelanetz.
color/b&w archival
dialogue Russian, French and English
