The Children of Leningradsky

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The Children of Leningradsky (2005) is a short documentary created by Hanna Polak and Andrzej Celinski.

Contents 1 Main Details 1.1 Plot Summary 1.2 Production Information 1.3 Cast 1.4 Crew 2 Other Information 2.1 Film Festivals 3 External Links

[edit] Main Details

[edit] Plot Summary

An intimate portrait of children living in Moscow train stations, The Children of Leningradsky explores the overwhelming crisis of homeless children in Russia. Sleeping in stairways, garbage containers and underground tunnels, they panhandle or prostitute themselves for money. They sniff glue to curb hunger and to escape from the violent world around them. Yet many of them consider life on the streets a better alternative to what they experienced at home.

[edit] Production Information

This film was nominated for an 2005 Academy Award as Best Short Subject Documentary.

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• Andrzej Celinski... Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Assistant Editor
• Hanna Polak... Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Translator
• Sara Bernstein... Coordinating Producer
• Hans Jurgen Burkard... Cinematographer
• Ewa Romanowska-Rózewicz.. Editor
• Piotr Rejmer... Post-Production Manager
• Michal Dominowski... Sound Editor
• Marek Kempista... On-line Editor
• Piotr Rejmer... On-line Editor
• Julian Head... Translator
• Monika Jankowiak... Production Assistant
• Ewa Laksa... Production Assistant

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[edit] Film Festivals

• 2008 Fargo Film Festival.... Best Documentary Short
• 2005 Sundance Film Festival
• 2005 One World Film Festival
• 2005 Cinemanila International Film Festival.... Best Documentary

[edit] External Links

• The Children of Leningradsky website
• The Children of Leningradsky at the Internet Movie Database