The Overcoat 2020

The poor little civil servant makes an important decision and orders a new overcoat. This is not easy for him, he hard works and saves everything. While the tailor are sewing new overcoat, it turns into a dream of his whole life. On the first evening, when he wears new overcoat he meets thieves in the dark street.

  • Mariya mahagon Makhnacheva
    Director
  • Eugene Abaev
    Cinematographer
  • Mariya Makhnacheva
    Cinematographer
  • Mariya Makhnacheva
    Writer
  • Anastasia Yakovleva
    Production designer
  • Eugene Kostkin
    Artistic Editor
  • Mariya Makhnacheva
    Film Editor / Retouch
  • Alexander Anokhin
    Key Cast
    "Akaky Akakievich"
  • Valeriy Shevchenko
    Key Cast
    "Tailor "
  • Oleg Blinov
    Key Cast
    "Villain 1"
  • Dmitry Odintsov
    Key Cast
    "Villain 2"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Шинель
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 8, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Country of Filming:
    Russian Federation
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Higher School of Advertising, Moscow University for the Humanities and All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography
  • 11th Edition of Zuma Film Festival
    Abuja
    Nigeria
    December 1, 2020
    Official Selection (Animation/Cartoon)
  • Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions @ PinewoodStudios
    Buckinghamshire
    United Kingdom
    August 29, 2022
    Official Selection (Short Film Content)
  • International Film and Video Festival «Catharsis»
    Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, Penza, Vladimir, Novosibirsk, Pskov, Vladivostok
    Russian Federation
    December 3, 2022
    Official Selection (Adaptations)
Director Biography - Mariya mahagon Makhnacheva

Maria Makhnacheva is a photographer, photo artist, retoucher, director, screenwriter. She was born in Omsk, Russia. She has taken a great interest in photography since 2005. Worked as a photographer, designer at a design institute then went to freelance, private orders. She began to engage in cinema and directing since 2015. In Moscow, she was educated as a director (refresher course and listener to the director's course at VGIK). She was an assistant director in theatrical productions and on student projects of VGIK. She worked as an cameramen and director of live internet broadcasts. At the moment she lives in Moscow, is engaged in creative photography, writes scripts for her future films.

Education:
Moscow Humanitarian University, directing film and video, workshop of V.M. Fetisov (diploma)
VGIK, directing feature films, workshop of V.M.Soloviev (free listener)

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Director Statement

I have been passionate about black and white photography for a long time and the aesthetics of the old black and white cinema are close to me. I chose this color scheme because of the special atmosphere of the image.

Since the film "The Overcoat" is a film adaptation of the story of the 19th century, I wanted to convey the spirit of antiquity in the image. The photofilm style was chosen as an experiment. This style - stop-motion animation is somewhat reminiscent of old tape video and refers to the previous era of cinema and photography.

Each frame was retouched, the effects were applied frame by frame. It was very difficult, but so interesting. I am satisfied with my decision and the result - the experiment was a success!