Sofia GORLENKO
Софья ГОРЛЕНКО
Sofia GORLENKO
Russia, 2025, 16mn 
documentary
zhemchuzhnaya moya
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Жемчужная моя

 

 My Pearl

 Ma perle

 
Directed by : Sofia GORLENKO (Софья ГОРЛЕНКО)
Writing credits : Gleb KUZNETSOV (Глеб КУЗНЕЦОВ)
Cinematography : Egor MYASNIKOV (Егор МЯСНИКОВ)
Music : Marat FAYZULLIN (Марат ФАЙЗУЛЛИН)
Produced by : Gleb KUZNETSOV (Глеб КУЗНЕЦОВ)
 
Site : flahertania.ru

Plot synopsis
The story of Alina Chistyakova, founder of a brand of pearl headdresses and necklaces crafted using the ancient technique of *sazhenie po beli* (sewing pearls onto a linen base).
Alina travels to the village where she spent her childhood to show her pearl necklaces to the locals—tractor drivers resting after a day’s work and women gathered by the mobile shop. After all, their great-grandmothers used to craft such necklaces, and not so long ago, their grandmothers wore these very headdresses at their weddings...
Will the sight of such beauty awaken the people's memory? And how will this village comedy—a clash of two worlds—unfold?
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- International Documentary Film Festival "Flahertiana", Perm (Russia), 2026

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