RACE
an experimental documentary about the toll one's race or nationality can have on one's family.
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Natalya SharapovaDirectorMissing
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Natalya SharapovaWriter
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Natalya SharapovaProducer
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Natalya SharapovaKey Cast
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Project Type:Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
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Runtime:3 minutes
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Completion Date:December 6, 2017
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Production Budget:100 USD
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Country of Origin:Russian Federation
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Country of Filming:Russian Federation
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:16mm
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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:Yes
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San Francisco Film FinalsSan Francisco
United States
May 22, 2018
North American Premiere
Official Selection -
Back to School SpecialWesterville
United States
October 1, 2018
Official selection -
Seattle Jewish Film FestivalSeattle
United States
March 24, 2019
Official Selection -
JxJ Film FestivalWashington
United States
May 12, 2019
East Coast Premiere
Official Selection -
Splice Film FestivalNew York
United States
June 20, 2019
New York Premiere
Official Selection
Natalya is a Russian-Jewish filmmaker based in San Francisco. She is currently an MFA candidate at San Francisco State University where she directs films and teaches courses on filmmaking.
During the past ten years, Natalya has directed experimental and narrative shorts, produced several multimedia exhibitions, edited international cinema section at SEANCE film journal and watched lots of spectacular movies. Her documentary project - Forest Voices screened at several documentary festivals in Russia and her last experimental short RACE has just been selected for San Francisco Film Finals.
As a person originally coming from theoretical background, I’ve always admired how film is capable to reflect on things that can’t be verbalized. My artistic goal is to reveal via cinema the patterns one wouldn’t ever see with the naked eye.