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The Sheep

Two city girls hurry to the party in the country. By chance, they have to make a shortcut through the forest. It appears, it is not as simple as it sounds...

  • Mikhail Polyakov
    Director
  • Mikhail Polyakov
    Writer
  • Anzhelika Polyakova
    Writer
  • Dmitry Buldakov
    Producer
  • Olga Lvova
    Key Cast
  • Naila Kasimova
    Key Cast
  • Evgeny Kalakin
    Key Cast
  • Alexander Panin
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Овца
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 7, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    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:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Mikhail Polyakov

Mikhail Polyakov was born in Astrakhan in 1979. He was fond of photography and graphic design. He was an owner of a design studio which expanded and later turned out to a printing house.
In 2009 he started to make commercials and then completely switched over to video production.
In 2010 he quit printing house and sold his business. He moved to Moscow with his family and bought an equipment for filmmaking. He decided to devote himself full-time to making clips and movies.
From 2011 to 2015 he served as director and camera operator in Academy of Film and Showbiz headed by Yana Rudkovskaya. He also was a camera operator in several production studios.
During all that period he wrote short-film scripts and in 2015 he shot his debut short film "Sheep". Mikhail is currently working on music videos and commercials as a director and director of photography. He is also planning to make next feature films.

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Director Statement

I am interested in all directions of cinema production. My goal is to reach realism in movies and to raise social issues. Actors who act in my works became my friends and I fully trust them. I have been inspired by David Fincher's, Darren Aronofsky's and Danny Villeneuve's works and try to bring their traditions into cinema.