Private Project

Kjal-Kele

From the author: „My film is about the last representative of the once upon a time a great nation of Russia – Visherskaya Mansi. Now there is only one – Alexei Bakhtiyarov. Kjal-Kele translating from Mansi language is a small forest hut. ‘In the deep forest all alone there stands a small house. And in that house lives a little man – ‘the last Mansi.’
Perhaps this is so will begin the tale of Visherskije Mansi, when the memory of them will remain only in legends.“

  • Elena Poroshina
    Director
  • Elena Poroshina
    Writer
  • Elena Poroshina
    Producer
  • Michail Turbovsky
    Cinematograhy
  • Vlad Poroshin
    Cinematograhy
  • Elena Poroshina
    Cinematograhy
  • Vlad Poroshin
    Editing
  • Elena Poroshina
    Editing
  • Anton Kalmykov
    Sound
  • Anton Kalmykov
    Music
  • Vaiko Edur
    Distribution
  • Alexei Bakhtiyarov
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    КЯЛ-КЕЛЕ
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Anthropology, Lifestyles, Ethnology
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 31, 2014
  • Production Budget:
    500 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Country of Filming:
    Russian Federation
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
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Distribution Information
  • Vaiko Edur, Fisheye
    Country: Estonia
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Elena Poroshina

Elena Poroshina is a documentary film director and producer on ethnographic films.

She studied at "Flahertiana Workshop" International Film School. She started her career as a TV host and author of various programs at local TV and radio channels in Perm. As s second-unit director she took part in feature films production. In her films she is also cinematographer and editor.

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Director Statement

Ljosha Bakhtiyarov is an old man who lives alone with his dog in a small wooden hut in the deep forest in the north of the Perm region in Russia. He is the last man remains from the great Visherskije Mansian people. The story of the film begins when the old man starts to recollect his memories about his own Visherskije Mansi’s people. The memory of them will remain only in legends.

The crew would like to thank Alexei Bakhtiyarov, Alexander Chernykh, Sergei Proskuryakov, Olga Averkieva, Marina Sukhanova, Sergei Misyurev, Olga Safroshenko, directorate of FSUE " Visherskii Nature Reserve " and Pavel Bakharev.