Private Project

The Date

The users of dating website - a pianist Michael and a physicist Olesya - meet in a cafe. They have a fight. Later it turns out that they are the spouses who participate in an experiment of the psychologist Vera, Olesya's sister. It doesn’t help the couple to reveal their secrets to each other.
A pilot episode of the series "Non-Standard Variant".

  • Kate Samozhneva
    Director
    Kupalinka, Get_Out_Of_IT
  • Kate Samozhneva
    Writer
    Kupalinka, Get_Out_Of_IT
  • Natalia Slavina
    Writer
  • Kate Samozhneva
    Producer
    Kupalinka, Get_Out_Of_IT
  • Natalia Slavina
    Producer
  • Sviatlana Sadkouskaya
    Key Cast
    "Olesya"
  • Vasili Sadkouski
    Key Cast
    "Michael"
  • Aliaksandra Liakh
    Key Cast
    "Vera"
    Kupalinka
  • Dzmitry Mikhnevich
    Key Cast
    "Dim"
  • Vasilina Sadkouskaya
    Key Cast
    "Vasilina"
  • Victoria Gorbatenkova
    Key Cast
    "Sonya"
  • Anastasia Kurs
    Key Cast
    "Nastya"
  • Zhanna Chuksina
    Key Cast
    "Granny"
  • Evgeny Bankovsky
    Director of Photography
  • Liubov Velent
    1st Assistant Director
  • Victor Makarevich
    Sound
  • Alexander Khavkin
    Sound
  • Yegor Kulik
    Gaffer
  • Evgeny Bankovsky
    Gaffer
  • Liubov Velent
    Editor
  • Liubov Velent
    Colorist
  • Natalia Boblo
    Script Supervisor
  • Maxim Beliakovich
    Line Producer
  • Anna Dubrovskaya
    Costumes, hair & makeup
  • Anna Dubrovskaya
    Casting Assistant
  • Natalia Boblo
    Casting Assistant
  • Yekaterina Kozlovskaya
    2nd Assistant Camera
  • Natalia Boblo
    2nd Assistant Camera
  • Yegor Kulik
    Backstage
  • Liubov Velent
    Backstage
  • Vasili Sadkouski
    Music
  • Dzmitry Mikhnevich
    Music
  • Lyubov Pronina
    Music
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Знакомство
  • Project Type:
    Short, Television, Web / New Media
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 56 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 11, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Belarus
  • Country of Filming:
    Belarus
  • Language:
    Belarusian, Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Kate Samozhneva

Kate Samozhneva (pen name) has a 13-year experience as a PR & Communications manager for a major IT service provider in CEE. She has left her corporate job to follow her dream and today keeps mastering her skills in creative writing and screenwriting. Kate has a passionate interest in filmmaking and is an award-winning short film director. Her "Kupalinka" (2020, Belarus) and "Get_out_of_IT" (2021, Belarus) received a number of festival selections and awards. Kate is also a short story writer.

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Director Statement

“The Date” is a very personal story for me. It opens unexpected prospects for a married couple on the verge of divorce to save the family. Actually, it is my effort to realise whether it is even possible in our crazy world. Also, it is the first-ever Belarusian film featuring a famous Belarusian rap band.