Babushka (film)

Babushka
Directed byKristina Wagenbauer
Written byKristina Wagenbauer
Produced byLine Sander Egede
StarringKristina Wagenbauer
Valentina Nikolaevna Krasiuk
CinematographyKristina Wagenbauer
Edited byXi Feng
Music byJean-Sébastien Williams
Production
company
TAK Films
Distributed bySpira
Release date
  • November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18) (RIDM)
Running time
25 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageRussian

Babushka is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Kristina Wagenbauer and released in 2021.[1] The film documents Wagenbauer's trip to Russia to visit her maternal grandmother, Valentina Nikolaevna Krasiuk, whom she has not seen in person in 25 years.

The film premiered in November 2021 at the Montreal International Documentary Festival.[2]

The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards,[3] and a Prix Iris nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards.[4]

  1. ^ André Duchesne, "Ma grand-mère, ma mère et moi". La Presse, November 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "« BABUSHKA » de Kristina Wagenbauer en première mondiale aux RIDM le jeudi 18 novembre 2021". CTVM, November 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Naomie Gelper, "Tous les lauréats du 24e Gala Québec Cinéma". Métro, June 5, 2022.