EXCLUSIVE: Manager Quinn Crum has joined the Talent department at Echo Lake Entertainment, Deadline has learned.
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Addie Morfoot Contributor In “Streets Loud With Echoes” filmmaker Katerina Suvorova captures a youth-powered civil movement sparked by the shocking murder of Denis Ten, who made history when he became the first ever Kazakhstani figure skater to win an Olympic medal. The doc follows Kazakhstan citizens who want to challenge the political regime and make them take notice of their citizenry. The 95-minute docu made its world premiere at Hot Docs earlier this week.
Variety has been given access to an exclusive clip from the documentary. Variety spoke to Suvorova ahead of the docu’s Wednesday night Hot Docs screening. Why did you want to make this film? For me this film was really important as it started as a big and painful event in my city.
I had no answers and no clue at the moment how to reconnect with the reality I was living in towards the feeling of safety in my country. I started by going to a place in my city where people would go to meet each other and try to make their way through the events together and also have someone to address their questions, fears and insecurities. After the second evening, I realized I should bring my camera with me.
Then as people started to plan their next meeting I decided I will go with them and I will try to answer my own questions. (I wondered if) people organizing could really make something positive out of this pain together. How long have you been working on this project? I have been working for five years on this film.
It has taken up a big part of my life. Through the pandemic, I was pregnant and was very nervous about what was happening in the world, but at the same time, I needed to concentrate on the story. While I was working on it, huge political events were happening and
.EXCLUSIVE: Manager Quinn Crum has joined the Talent department at Echo Lake Entertainment, Deadline has learned.
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