On February 3, the documentary film club SiberiaDOC will open in Irkutsk, meeting twice a month in the Small Hall of the film club. The first screening will be Chris Markers essay film Letter from Siberia, made in 1957, combining fantasy animation with documentary photos by Sasha Verny. The film will be presented by director Nikolai Bem from Krasnoyarsk, the project leader.
As reported on the website of the Irkutsk Regional Film Fund, the documentary film club “SiberiaDOC” will open in Irkutsk on February 3.On February 3, 2016, at 19:00 in the Small Hall, the film club will open with the essay film by director Chris Marker, “Letter from Siberia.” The film will be presented by the director from Krasnoyarsk, project leader Nikolai Bem. Screenings will take place twice a month.
Chris Marker’s ethnographic essay film about Siberia was made in 1957. It combines fantastical animation and documentary photographs by Sacha Vierny. In this way, the director conveys above all an impression of the diversity of Siberia.