Sparrow

After witnessing a violent beating on the boardwalk, 12-year-old Andy starts to feel his sleepy coastal town closing in around him.

  • Boris Krichevsky
    Director
    Oleg, Witnesses
  • Nikita Zarkh
    Director
    On the Surface of the Hole, Witnesses
  • Boris Krichevsky
    Writer
  • Nikita Zarkh
    Writer
  • Nick Jones
    Producer
  • Lizz Astor
    Producer
  • Enoc Jung
    Key Cast
    "Andy"
  • Erich Rausch
    Key Cast
    "Mike"
  • Ruslan Mamedov
    Key Cast
    "Russian Bad Boy 1"
  • Maksim Uchitel
    Key Cast
    "Bad Boy 2"
  • Alec Patchin
    Key Cast
    "Beating Victim (Stunts)"
  • DM Galloway
    Key Cast
    "Radio (Voice)"
  • Mykah Liberthal
    Key Cast
    "Loitering Kid"
  • Nicholas De Benedetto
    Key Cast
    "Skateboard Kid"
  • Brandon Yoon
    Cinematographer
  • Boris Krichevsky
    Editor
  • Nikita Zarkh
    Editor
  • Natasha Boycko
    Production Design
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English, Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    16mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.37
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Bushwick Film Festival
    Brooklyn, NY
    United States
    October 25, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Tacoma Film Festival
    Tacoma, WA
    United States
    November 15, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Sarasota Film Festival
    Sarasota, FL
    United States
    May 9, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Jersey Shore Film Festival
    Asbury Park, NJ
    United States
    July 9, 2020
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Boris Krichevsky, Nikita Zarkh

Russian/Ukrainian filmmaker duo based in Brooklyn, New York.

Boris Krichevsky is a director and musician from Moscow, Russia. His film 'Oleg' won Best Short Doc at Bushwick Film Festival 2018.

Nikita Zarkh is a writer and director from Odessa, Ukraine. He has directed a handful of fiction shorts, completed 5 feature-length screenplays and a limited series.

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Director Statement

Sparrow is the directors’ self-funded passion project, an anxious thriller shot on tungsten 16mm on location along the Jersey Shore. Featuring an Asian-American lead and largely Asian-American crew, the film explores themes of comprehending violence and coping with isolation through the eyes of a young, alienated first-generation American.