Tei Tei
A heartwarming story about an unusual friendship of two children living in different countries in different time periods. An 11-year-old boy named Johnny, a talented young chess player has found his best friend Dashenka, a 10-year-old Russian girl living with her pet rabbit in 1963. Both children are dreaming about flying to space. Johnny wants to go back in time to meet Dashenka.
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Mark LeschinskyDirector
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Mark LeschinskyWriter
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Mark LeschinskyProducer
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Mark LeschinskyKey Cast"Danny"
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Gary LeschinskyKey Cast"Johnny"
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Barbara LeschinskyKey Cast"Dashenka"
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Project Type:Short, Student
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Genres:Romance, Drama, Children's Film
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Runtime:16 minutes 57 seconds
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Completion Date:July 12, 2019
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Production Budget:650 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital, 1080p, 60 FPS
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Black & White and Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes
Mark Leschinsky is a 16-year-old award-winning student filmmaker at the Bergen County Academies high school in Hackensack, NJ — a magnet public school in NJ.
Mark is also the founder of The Lighthouse Initiative — the first student-led nonprofit organization dedicated to democratizing filmmaking for teens globally. Through this initiative, Mark is on a mission to inspire and empower other young students to express themselves through filmmaking and experience the joy and power of being heard.
Contact info--
*Personal email:
markd.leschinsky@gmail.com
*Student email:
marles24@bergen.org
*Mailing address:
79 McIntosh Drive
Mahwah, NJ 07430
United States of America
*Phone number:
(201) 615-4641
I wanted to create a film about children and for children because we - the children are dreamers! Anything is possible for us! We dream about the same things no matter what country or what time we live in.
I hope that my film will inspire children to dream big and reach for the stars!