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Starting point

A sound drama on the theme of the global tragedy of the coronavirus. The film presents documentary footage of the events of the beginning of the epidemic and the state of people during this period.

  • Terry Heimat
    Director
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  • Terry Heimat
    Writer
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  • Terry Heimat
    Producer
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  • Terry Heimat
    Key Cast
    "Trumpet"
  • Oksana Tolmachova
    Key Cast
    "Cello"
  • Sasha Gusev
    Key Cast
    "Sound producer"
  • Project Type:
    Music Video, Short
  • Completion Date:
    March 10, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Ukraine
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    4k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Palm Beach Music Awards
    🇺🇸 Florida
    United States
    March 15, 2021
    Starting point
    🏆 winner. Category: Best Sound / Studio production
  • International Short Film Festival
    🇺🇸 New York
    United States
    April 28, 2021
    🥇Finalist. Category: Music video
  • Rome Music Video Awards
    🇮🇹 Roma
    Italy
    May 14, 2021
    🥈Semi-Finalist. Drama Music Video
  • Prague International Monthly Film Festival
    🇨🇿 Prague
    Czech Republic
    April 12, 2021
    Czech Republic Premiere
    🥇Finalist. Category: Director Music Video - Terry Heimat
  • Global Music Awards
    🇺🇸 La Jolla
    United States
    August 13, 2021
    California premiere
    🏆 winner. Category: Music Video
Distribution Information
  • Tunecore
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights, Internet, Video on Demand, Pay Per View, Hotel, Airline, Ship, Theatrical, Video / Disc, Free TV, Paid TV, Console / Handheld Device
Director Biography - Terry Heimat

Terry Heimat (Taras Kutsenko): Director, Composer, Arranger and Conductor, Ukraine/ China Native of Russia. Taras follower of the Moscow School of Musical Performance and Composition, the Leningrad School of Conducting, the New York Film School, and the Berkeley School of Sound Engineering.
Taras winner of meny film and music awards: BLASTOFF, Global Music Awards, Palm Beach International Music Awards, Europe Music Awards, LAFA, Los Angeles Silver Mask etc.
https://terryheimat.com/taraskutsenko

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Director Statement

The music short film "Starting point" is part of the author's album of the musician and director Taras Kutsenko "Patterns on Stones".
Clip tells how the coronavirus epidemic began in 2020. It was a sudden blow to all of humanity. It was like thunder and lightning in clear weather. At first, it was difficult to believe in the possibility of such a tragedy. But thanks to the efforts of doctors and rescuers, the epidemic was brought under control.
How long is stability possible?
After that, the world became different and we will learn this lesson for many years to come.
The music clip uses documentary audio and video materials of the events of that time in China.