Salt

Colour, 35mm
Rusko, 2001, 29 min
Section: Documentary Films in Competition

Synopsis

The significante of salt is the stuff of fairytales. But do we know where and how salt is mined? How it is extracted and by whom? Who processes it and how? Is it only a necessary seasoning or does it have a photogenic beauty? The answers offered by this Russian documentary are equally prosaic and poetic.

About the director

Svetlana Mouzychenko (Zonova) was born in the Khabarovsk Region. She graduated from the Novosibirsk Theatre College and in 1998 from the VGIK. Ar present she is working at Risk Film Studio, Moscow. Filmography: Transformation Scene (1994), Sleepless Nights (1996), Beauty, Goodness, Endearment (1999), The Salt (2001). Prizes: Prize for best debut, Russia Open Festival, Ekaterinbourg, Prize for the best documentary film - International Human Rights Festival "Stalker". Moscow, Prize for t)best documentary film, - XIX Moscow Film Festival (VGIK), Prize Silver Knight at International Film Forum