Five minutes to sea
The mother issues her decree: before you get back in the water, you have to take a break and sit quietly for five minutes. For the little girl, these five minutes are an ocean of boredom that stretches on forever and ever. She starts to watch the other bathers and how they spend their five minutes.
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Natalia MirzoyanDirector
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Natalia MirzoyanWriter
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Ilia Popov, Anatoliy Prokhorov, Nadezhda KuznetsovaProducer
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Artem FadeevMusic
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Svetlana PismichenkoKey Cast"the mother"
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Elena MarkinaKey Cast"the old lady"
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Ekaterina PychtinaKey Cast"the girl"
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Natalia MirzoianArtist
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Yulia VorobievaArtist
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Elena NesterovaArtist
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Project Title (Original Language):Пять минут до моря
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Project Type:Animation, Short
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Runtime:7 minutes 10 seconds
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Completion Date:January 10, 2019
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Production Budget:20,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Russian Federation
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Country of Filming:Russian Federation
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Fantoche Film FestivalBaden
Switzerland
September 4, 2018
World Premiere -
KrokMoscow
Russian Federation
October 3, 2018
Russian Premiere
Special Jury prize, Audience Award -
Indie anifestSeol
Korea, Republic of
September 15, 2018
Asian premier
Grand Prix Light of Asia -
OttawaOttawa
Canada
September 28, 2018
North American Premiere -
Animanima
Serbia
September 6, 2018 -
AnimaSyros
Greece
October 28, 2018 -
Balkanima
Serbia
October 4, 2018 -
KlikAmsterdam
Netherlands
October 14, 2018 -
Taichung International Animation Festival
Taiwan
October 18, 2018
Jury destinision -
AnimaevkaMagilev
Belarus
October 28, 2018
Best direction award -
Kuandu International Animation Festival
Taiwan
October 30, 2018
Honorable mention -
Luchezarniy angelMoscow
Russian Federation
November 1, 2018
Best animated film -
Animateka
Slovenia
December 3, 2018 -
AnilogueBudapesht
Hungary
November 30, 2018 -
Giraf international animation festival
Canada
November 15, 2018 -
CINEMAZERO
Italy
November 29, 2018
Best film -
AnimaBrussel
Belgium -
Annecy
French Guiana -
Zagreb
Croatia
Ruth Lindford's award -
EncountersBristol
United Kingdom
Grand prize
Born in 1982 in Yerevan. Natalia graduated from the Arts school named after H. Danielyan and Department of Philosophy in Yerevan State University. She attended the faculty of easel graphics in Saint Petersburg Institute of Decorative-Applied Arts. Starting from 2004 works in “Peterburg as animator and director. Her films “My Childhood Mystery Tree” and “Chinti” participated in many festivals and received prizes all over the world.
In this story, the author wants, in addition to the atmosphere of a sunny and carefree beach, seen through the eyes of a little girl, to convey the sensation of the elasticity of time and the immediacy of children's fantasies, as well as the notion of the interconnectedness of everything that comes in the view the casual observer, even if it's simply other beachgoers. The action of the film is limited to a short period of time - five minutes, - and a small space - the beach. The five minutes of screen time correspond almost exactly to five minutes of the plot. These five minutes primarily represent the ephemeral nature of a wonderful summer day, and the fear of losing it and spending it in vain. The film shows a small but memorable moment from childhood, juxtaposed with the theme of old age and the difference in perception of time at the end and the beginning of life.