Goodnight, Mister Stalin
TITLE
Goodnight, Mister Stalin
DIRECTOR
Benjamin Schildknecht Kodboel
COUNTRY
UK
YEAR
2024
DURATION
20′
GENRE
Documentary
Goodnight, Mister Stalin
Two women, one a Stalin devotee and the other a vehement anti-Stalinist, are separated by generations but united by the shared loss of their fathers to war. They grapple with the contested legacy of their village of Gori, the Georgian birthplace of Joseph Stalin, in this duel over historical legacy, memory and hagiography.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Benjamin Schildknecht Kodboel
Multilingual Danish filmmaker based in London and an alumnus of the National Film and Television School. Recently, a nominated for the One World Media Awards, student BAFTA and the Grierson Awards, while screening at CPH:DOX, Filmfest München. With a journalism background and three years of experience in current affairs, specialising in foreign language production and hostile environments, I focus on the human impact of global conflicts in my work. I believe documentaries provide the ideal prism to share underrepresented stories.
- DirectorBenjamin Schildknecht Kodboel
- Screenplay Benjamin Kodboel
- Cinematography Tom Simington
- Cast
- Editing Kaupo Muuli
- Producer/s Benjamin Kodboel
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleGoodnight, Mister Stalin
- Project TypeDocumentary
- Completion Date 1 January 2024
- Country of originUK
- Country of filmingUK
- LanguageEnglish
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectYes
Benjamin Schildknecht Kodboel
Multilingual Danish filmmaker based in London and an alumnus of the National Film and Television School. Recently, a nominated for the One World Media Awards, student BAFTA and the Grierson Awards, while screening at CPH:DOX, Filmfest München. With a journalism background and three years of experience in current affairs, specialising in foreign language production and hostile environments, I focus on the human impact of global conflicts in my work. I believe documentaries provide the ideal prism to share underrepresented stories.
