Handbook
TITLE
Handbook
DIRECTOR
Pavel Mozhar
COUNTRY
Germany, Belarus
YEAR
2021
DURATION
26′
GENRE
Short Documentary
Overview
Handbook
After the presidential election in Belarus in August 2020, numerous protests erupt throughout the country. The special police take brutal action against demonstrators. Almost 7000 people are arrested. Hundreds of victims recount their experiences in interviews, revealing a system of repression, which is reconstructed in the director’s room in Berlin.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Pavel Mozhar
Born in 1987 in Minsk and based in Berlin. Mozhar has a Bachelor in Philosophy & Economics (University of Bayreuth, 2012). After graduating he had various film industry internships and jobs. In 2015 he started his Master in Directing at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, majoring in documentary forms.
Credits
- Director Pavel Mozhar
- ScreenplayPavel Mozhar
- Cinematography Adam Graf, Jonas Römmig
- Editing Florian Seufert, Pavel Mozhar
- Cast
- Producer/s Kolja Wolle, Pavel Mozhar
- Production Company
- Distributor/s Square Eyes
Specifications
- Project Title Handbook
- Project Type Short Documentary
- Completion Date October 1, 2021
- Country of origin Germany
- Country of filming Germany
- Language German, Russian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project No
Pavel Mozhar
Born in 1987 in Minsk and based in Berlin. Mozhar has a Bachelor in Philosophy & Economics (University of Bayreuth, 2012). After graduating he had various film industry internships and jobs. In 2015 he started his Master in Directing at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, majoring in documentary forms.
SELECTIONS & AWARDS
IDFA, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Best Short Documentary, 2021
Tirana International Film Festival
Best Short Documentary, 2022