1138543
1138543

Mad Mimes

"The film is a study of the mimetic practices in a fictitious self-marginalized commune located next to the Moscow Ring Road, a highway that marks the boundaries of the Russian capital."

2012-06-15
10
ru 30m
DocumentaryScience FictionFantasyMysteryComedyHistory
An anthropological study of a cargo cult in a fictitious self-marginalized commune, which existed next to the Moscow Ring Road - a highway that marks the boundaries of the Russian capital - and survived mainly on roadside trash. Although the road provided for their basic needs, the existence of the commune was extremely precarious and highly dependent on the roadway's fluctuations. This dependency led them to develop a cargo cult of the road.

Director

Dimitri Venkov

Screenplay

Dimitri Venkov

Director of Photography

Margarita Kariuk

Sound

Petr Laden

Camera Operator

Timur Belousov-Rogovskiy

Camera Operator

Daniil Zinchenko

magic retrofuturism visual anthropology cargo truck cargo cult cosmism jean rouch hommage russian unofficial art

Status

Released

Revenue

$10,000

Budget

$2,000

Countries

  • Russia

Companies

  • VVERKH!

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