Woman with an Editing Bench

Karen Pearlman
2016-08-01


7
15 min

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

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