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Magic First

In contemporary Russia there exists a hidden world - a world of magic and enchantment. Magicians have to hide from the nonmag society surrounding them, a society they are disdainful of, some even hostile towards. The Master of the Guard of the Supreme Council of Magic and Enchantment, Bakhrushin, loses his magic abilities and must not only avoid revealing this, but also prevent the war brewing between the magicians and the nonmagi.

  • Ekaterina Krasner
    Director
    The Changelling, The Taste
  • Lesya Parker
    Writer
    The Changelling
  • Sergey Shapovalov
    Writer
    The Changelling
  • Ekaterina Krasner
    Writer
    The Changelling, The Taste
  • Evgeniya Babina
    Writer
  • Lesya Parker
    Producer
    The Changelling
  • Alexey Shalygin
    Producer
  • Narek Martirosyan
    Producer
  • Vasiliy Zotov
    Key Cast
    "Alexey Bahrushin, Master of the Guard"
  • Michael Gor
    Key Cast
    "Supreme Enchanter"
  • Mikhail Kremer
    Key Cast
    "Mikhail"
    The Changeling
  • Kirill Kovbas
    Key Cast
    "Semen"
  • Elizaveta Ryzhih
    Key Cast
    "Lara"
  • Ivan Zabelin
    Key Cast
    "Chizevskiy"
    The Changeling
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Магия Превыше Всего
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Short, Drama, Fantasy
  • Runtime:
    33 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 26, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    25,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Country of Filming:
    Russian Federation
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Moscow
    Russian Federation
    March 26, 2018
    Russian Premiere
  • Comic-Con San Diego
    San Diego
    United States
    July 19, 2018
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Ekaterina Krasner

Born in Moscow in 1993. In 2012 worked as a director and camera operator of news block for famous Russian film website "Kinopoisk". In 2012 she entered Russian Cinematography University VGIK's Directing Department, TV directing division (Dzhanik Fayziev workshop).

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Director Statement

Our team is a group of students and recent graduates
of the Gerasimov All-Russia State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), the Moscow Film School
and the Scream School of Computer Graphics.

Magic First is the graduation project of the Director of Photography Sergey Fyodorov and me.

When I was 8, The Philosopher's Stone came out.

In school I drew "correct" costumes for the characters, and I told everyone non-stop how it should have been. Adults put up with these inspired monologues, until eventually my mum couldn't take it anymore and said: "The film is a director's point of view." this lead me to decide on my future profession early on (in year two of primary school).

In the film we wanted to tell an interesting story about people. In an atmosphere of mystery, where magic is not so much the setting, as a means of expressing drama, a means of narration.