Film Talk with Alexander Abaturov, Director of PARADISE

Moderation: Max Weigl


PARADISE, FR, CH 2022, Alexander Abaturov


Ash clouds darken the skies over the East Siberian taiga. The
sparsely populated land is ravaged by violent forest fires in
summer 2021. While great swathes of the subarctic forests are in
flames, the population of the barren region must protect itself
from the threat. They cannot expect help from the Russian
authorities. 


Biography


Alexander Abaturov was born in 1984 in Novosibirsk and graduated
from Gorky University in Yekaterinburg. After working as a
journalist for the Federal Press Agency, he studied at the French
Lussac Documentary School. Abarutov's first feature-length
documentary SLEEPING SOULS (2013) was screened at many
international film festivals, including Cinéma du réel, IDFF
Ji.hlava, Vilnius IHRD FF, Les Écrans Documentaires, Les Étoiles
de la Scam and the 23rd dokumentART.