Abstract
Vitaly Mansky is an internationally recognized documentary filmmaker whose writings, films, and programming practice have actively shaped the Russian documentary scene since the early 1990s. As a filmmaker, he has directed over thirty documentary productions that impress in their thematic scope and stylistic diversity. As the president of the ArtDocFest film festival, Mansky gave hundreds of independent filmmakers an opportunity to reach a broader audience. As a public figure, he has been vigorously promoting documentary cinema in his speeches and writing. In this interview with Film Quarterly, Mansky speaks about his path to documentary filmmaking, thoughts on documentary film form, the past and the future of Russian documentary cinema, his work as a curator and programmer, and his most recent documentary The Eastern Front (2023).
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