200 000 Rotations

Sasha Avdevich became paraplegic after a motorcycling accident. As before, the guy still enjoys road trips and speed. Sasha ventures on a daring journey to the Baltic sea by hand bike. To achieve his dream, he has to travel over 500 km, which means making 200,000 hand rotations. His cheerful disposition and creative approach helps him to make friends in mere minutes, and to find solutions in every situation.

  • Ekaterina Markavets
    Director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    200 000 Абаротаў
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    28 minutes 23 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 18, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    5,300 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Belarus
  • Country of Filming:
    Belarus
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Strimeline
    Country: Poland
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Ekaterina Markavets

Date of Birth: May 18, 1986
Place of birth: Minsk, Belarus
Occupation: journalist, documentary director
Place of residence: Minsk, Belarus (RB), Gvardejskaya st. 12-69, 220035
Contact information: mob. +37529 1913833
Email: Sevastianova.tv@gmail.com, onna18@yandex.ru

EDUCATION:
2004-2009 Belarusian State University. College of Journalism. Department of Television and Radio. Major: audiovisual journalism.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS:
2007-2008 International Public Organization “Internews-Ukraine” (http://www.internews.ua/), Kiev, Ukraine. Workshops dedicated to coverage of social issues in the media and cinema.

2012 (February-March) Inter visitor lidership programm on Documentary filmaking in US, organized by US Department of State. Participants met with American documantary directors to exchange experiences and enrich the knowledge.

2015 Workshops for documantary directors organized by Belsat TV. Under the expert guidance of directors Viktar Asluk (Belarus) and Jacek Blawut (Poland), students developed their ideas for documentaries.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
03.02.2008 – present “Belsat TV” (first independent TV station in Belarus), Warsaw, Poland (http://www.belsat.eu/)
1 Sociopolitical Program “Reporter”. Occupation: reporter. Job duties: topic identification and development, information gathering, screen writing, production process management. Focus: social issues and conflict phenomena.

2 Documentary project “Без ретуши” (“No Touch-Ups”). Occupation: director, screenplay author. Focus: social issues and conflict phenomena.
FILMOGRAPHY:
2010 Documentary “Двое на Лысой горе” (“Two on the Bald Mountain” – part of the documentary series “Неизвестная Беларусь”, or “The Unknown Belarus”,). Focus: the life of former convicts and alcoholics in the Orthodox monastery.
2015 Documentary “200 000 абаротаў” ( “200 000 rotations ” - part of the documentary project “Без ретуши” or “No Touch-Ups”, Belsat television) Occupation: director, screenplay author. About the movie: Sasha Avdevich became paraplegic after a motorcycling accident. As before, the guy still enjoys road trips and speed. Sasha ventures on a daring journey to the Baltic sea by hand bike. To achieve his dream, he has to travel over 500 km, which means making 200,000 hand rotations.

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