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A short documentary about people who always help, even if their life are under great pressure. The film shows NGO’s and volunteer’s work - during the global pandemic and self-isolation in 2020. The main characters - the employees and wards of charitable foundations in difficult life situations-will tell you about their experience

  • Tatiana Stepanova
    Director
  • Elena Gorelikova
    Writer
  • Tatiana Stepanova
    Writer
  • Vitaly Sinitsyn
    Producer
  • President of the «Dr. Liza’s Fair Care» Olga Demicheva
    Key Cast
  • The Director of Living Charity Foundation Victoria Agadzhanova
    Key Cast
  • Head of the project "the Hangar of salvation" ORTHODOX SERVICE of ASSISTANCE "MERCY" Roman Scoresof
    Key Cast
  • Head of the Center for coordination of volunteer headquarters for helping people #WeAreTogether Pavel Savchuk
    Key Cast
  • Olga Kudryavtseva, Head of the Regional Development Program, Deaf-Blind Support Foundation «Con-nection»
    Key Cast
  • Executive Director Non-profit Charity Association «All Together» Kira Smirnova
    Key Cast
  • Director of the CHARITY FUND "CLOUDS" Jamila Semenenko
    Key Cast
  • Fundraiser of the CHARITY FUND "CREATION" Anna Mikhailova
    Key Cast
  • Project organizer PROJECT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF "NON-CORONAVIRUS" DOCTORS AT THE HOTELS DURING THE PERIOD OF THE PANDEMIC "COVERSUS" Sofia Zyryanova
    Key Cast
  • Executive Director Pravmir Charitable Foundation Tatiana Apatova
    Key Cast
  • Director and Founder of the CENTER "FRIENDS HOUSE" Lana Zhurkina
    Key Cast
  • Initiator of the PROJECT "SOCIAL PILOT" Maria Bolshakova
    Key Cast
  • CITY HOSPITAL NO. 40 (KOMMUNARKA) The coordinator of volunteer assistance Alla Panchenko
    Key Cast
  • Founder of the SKAZKA HOTEL Valentina Konstantinova
    Key Cast
  • RADIO STATION "MAYAK" Radio Host Vera Kuzmina
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    БЛАГОДАРЯ ТЕБЕ
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    30 minutes 29 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 20, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    16,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Country of Filming:
    Russian Federation
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Forum #VSEGDACHELOVEK
    Moscow
    December 4, 2020
    Russian premiere
    no
Director Biography - Tatiana Stepanova

Date of birth: 03.09.1983
Contact phone number: 8 (995)186-26-70
Email: artwww@inbox.ru

Education:
2003-2008 Kemerovo State University of Culture and Arts.
Specialisation: directing theatrical performances and holidays.

Professional experience:
2011 – 2020 Project activity, (Moscow, Sochi)
Position: Director-producer, producer.

Completed projects:
March-December 2020
Director of the regional talk show "# VSEGDACHELOVEK: the practice of fair help" for the "Dr. Liza’s Fair Care": Siberian Federal District of the Russian Federation.
Director of the regional talk show "# VSEGDACHELOVEK: the practice of fair help " for the "Dr. Liza’s Fair Care": North-Western Federal District of the Russian Federation.
Director of the regional talk show "# VSEGDACHELOVEK: the practice of fair help " for the "Dr. Liza’s Fair Care": Ural Federal District of the Russian Federation.

July-September 2020
Director and executive producer of the documentary "Thanks to You". The film is about how charitable organizations rallied and helped different categories of people in need during the pandemic.

February – May 2016
Director of the International Festival "Morefest Sochi "
"Morefest Sochi" is a festival for children and young people developing in different creative directions. We were able to unite many groups that took part in the festival and were able to show their creative abilities.
Responsibilities: development of the mission and concept of the festival, selection of participants, formation of the event blocks, writing and implementing the event script, setting up performances, rehearsals with the participants of the festival.

2009-2011
State Budgetary Institution of Culture "Brigantine"
Position: director-producer
Responsibilities: organized, as a production director, 2 International Festivals of children's and Youth creativity "Roof of the World".
Venue: Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, Moscow, Poklonnaya Gora.

Own developments: founded the Family Theater project "New Look".
Participants of the theater: young families (parents and children).
The goal of the project is to unite the family by means of joint acting trainings, vocal classes, plastic and choreography lessons. During the existence of the theater, three musicals were staged.

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Director Statement

Creating short-doc movie we tended to set society’s eyes on the problems of people in a difficult situation during pandemic in 2020. Here you can see daily work of NPOs in their help to the homeless and society uncared people, volunteer’s work, providing of personal protective equipment and temporary shelters service.