Short documentary. A dilapidated church in a Russian village; during the Soviet era it served by turns as an arts centre and a vegetable storehouse. The building is now seemingly abandoned – except that an 80-year-old woman, assisted by her equally aged friend, is trying to restore the place of worship. No help is forthcoming from the remaining villagers. We see the old lady climbing about in the dome, holding a bucket as she plasters the walls. It is work that gives meaning to her life. Award for Best Directing Debut at the Ekaterinburg documentary festival.
Short documentary. A dilapidated church in a Russian village; during the Soviet era it served by turns as an arts centre and a vegetable storehouse. The building is now seemingly abandoned – except that an 80-year-old woman, assisted by her equally aged friend, is trying to restore the place of worship. No help is forthcoming from the remaining villagers. We see the old lady climbing about in the dome, holding a bucket as she plasters the walls. It is work that gives meaning to her life. Award for Best Directing Debut at the Ekaterinburg documentary festival.
