Private Project

UMBRELLA

Paris, 2023. A top manager of an international company is experiencing a midlife crisis. Not a manager, a sports commentator who cannot find a place for himself during the off-season. Perhaps not a commentator, but a private investigator unraveling a complex crime. More like a sleeper agent leading a double life. The lives of a man and a cat...

  • Sasha Goldber Nochin
    Director
  • Vladimir Komarov
    Director
  • Vladimir Komarov
    Producer
  • Denis Petrakov
    Key Cast
    "Man"
  • Feather
    Key Cast
    "Cat"
  • Sasha Goldber Nochin
    Editor
  • Vladimir Komarov
    Film score
  • Eva V Komarov
    Animation
  • Eva V Komarov
    Font
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    PARPLUIE
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 48 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 29, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    464 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Sasha Goldber Nochin, Vladimir Komarov

Sasha was born in Moscow in 1977. Since 1997 he plays tuba and bass in plenty of projects, compose music for cinema and theater. Since 2010 he is also active as an editor and director for documentaries, music videos, vlogs and ads. Lives in Israel.

Vladimir was born in Novosibirsk in 1976. At the age of 15 he formed the band Hot Zex (Russian shoegaze pioneer), then Punk TV (Russian cult indietronica). Since the mid-2010s he has been involved in many documentary and feature film projects as a director, producer, screenwriter or composer. Vladimir is a nominee of the White Elephant and Nika film awards for Anna's War original soundtrack. Lives in New York.

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Director Statement

A military band is meant cheer up, but fuels aggro instead. Run. The phantom of liberty. Umbrellas, easels, carousels and divers. A drop of Picon in a glass of beer. Recall. Liberty of the phantom. Be careful - you are being pursued by secret double bassists. Dream. It's strange how music always turns into sex.
Eric Satie was born 158 years ago in Calvados.
Which do you prefer: music or sausage?

Komarov: I am a long-time Bunuel fan, and this surprise Parisian tale verging on symbolism and realism was a gift of fate. This film's provocative atmosphere was born out of a tangle of incompatible meanings, and it desperately called for Satie.
Nochin: This is pure adventure and experimentation. Site-specific. To be honest, I don’t really believe in the short film genre, but it seems to me that we got a quite decent and interesting result.