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Tkachenko's School

А terrible air crash happened in 2011.
The plane with the hockey team "Locomotive" from Yaroslavl had crashed few minutes after the take-off.
All players died.
Leonid Tkachenko, who brought up the talented striker Lokomotiv Ivan Tkachenko, sees his mission in creating the Hockey School for children. Unfortunately, he have to continue without his son.

  • Maksim Smirnov
    Director
  • Maksim Smirnov
    Producer
  • Maksim Smirnov
    Camera
  • Ekaterina Ivovich
    Camera
  • Sergey Chetvertnukh / DDMyzik
    Composer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 5 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 28, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Country of Filming:
    Russian Federation
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    Full HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16-9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • ZILANT - International Film Festival
    Kazan
    Russian Federation
    February 22, 2019
    Russia
  • Sheredar - forum of social movies
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    April 20, 2019
    Second place award
  • YoFiFest, The Yonkers Film Festival
    Yonkers, NY
    United States
    November 15, 2020
    Official selection
  • Tempus Film Festival
    Minsk
    Belarus
    November 26, 2020
    Europe premiere
    Semi-Finalist
  • The Impact DOCS Awards
    La Jolla, CA
    United States
    January 25, 2021
    Award Winner / Award of merit
Director Biography - Maksim Smirnov

Born in 1978 in Moscow. In 2000 he graduated from Moscow state University with diploma of the Director of theatrical performances. In 2001 he moved to Nizhny Tagil, worked in the specialty in the Palace of culture. In 2004 he started to work in video production. Upon returning to Moscow he worked in TV "Moscow", KHL TV, "Lifenews". Collaborated with the Studio of documentary films of Andrei Shemyakin. Today is an independent author and documentarian.

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Peace to all