Tovarisch, I Am Not Dead
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Tovarisch, I Am Not Dead is a documentary film by Stuart Urban
about his father Garri Urban (1916–2004), and also the title of an autobiographical book by Garri Urban describing his survival in, and escape from, Stalin's Russia
. The film was released in 2007
. The book was originally published in 1980 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson and in paperback by Cyclops Vision in 2006. It was published in several foreign language editions.
In 1992 Stuart Urban filmed Garri's journey to the former Soviet Union
as soon as Communism disintegrated.
The video diaries and interviews that were made by Stuart Urban over 14 years form the core of the film which documents the quest into Garri’s KGB
records and the fate of his family in the Holocaust. Contributors to the film include Pulitzer prize
-winning historian, Anne Applebaum
.
The film can be categorized as an example of the growing genre of "first person" documentary.
The film was awarded the top prize, the Lancia Award, at the Biografilm Festival
in June 2007. http://www.biografilm.it/home.php It also was nominated for the Raindance Award at the British Independent Film Awards
, and won the World Silver Medal at the New York Festivals. It was furthermore shortlisted for the Grierson Awards 2008.
Stuart Urban
Stuart Urban is a British film and television director. At the age of thirteen in 1972, he became the youngest director to have a film shown at the Cannes Film Festival with his short feature The Virus of War...
about his father Garri Urban (1916–2004), and also the title of an autobiographical book by Garri Urban describing his survival in, and escape from, Stalin's Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. The film was released in 2007
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
. The book was originally published in 1980 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson and in paperback by Cyclops Vision in 2006. It was published in several foreign language editions.
In 1992 Stuart Urban filmed Garri's journey to the former Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
as soon as Communism disintegrated.
The video diaries and interviews that were made by Stuart Urban over 14 years form the core of the film which documents the quest into Garri’s KGB
KGB
The KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...
records and the fate of his family in the Holocaust. Contributors to the film include Pulitzer prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning historian, Anne Applebaum
Anne Applebaum
Anne Elizabeth Applebaum is a journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author who has written extensively about communism and the development of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe. She has been an editor at The Economist, and a member of the editorial board of The Washington Post...
.
The film can be categorized as an example of the growing genre of "first person" documentary.
The film was awarded the top prize, the Lancia Award, at the Biografilm Festival
Biografilm Festival
Biografilm Festival - International Celebration of Lives is the first international event entirely devoted to Biographical films. The aim of Biografilm Festival is to find and to show life paths and experiences, big and small stories that influenced and determined the world history.Biografilm...
in June 2007. http://www.biografilm.it/home.php It also was nominated for the Raindance Award at the British Independent Film Awards
British Independent Film Awards
The Moët British Independent Film Awards is an annual award ceremony celebrating achievement in independently funded British film and cinema. Nominations and jury are announced at the beginning of November with the award ceremony taking place in late November or early December.-History:The British...
, and won the World Silver Medal at the New York Festivals. It was furthermore shortlisted for the Grierson Awards 2008.