Section: Focus

Tabir (Loli Kali Shuba)

Loli Kali Shuba

Aleksandr Balagura
Ukraine, 2013, 52 Min
Inspiration Films

"Loli Kali Shuba" is a Romani nursery
rhyme about the ladybird. Twenty years on
Ukrainian filmmaker Aleksandr Balagura
returns to the Romani settlement where a
twelve-year-old girl once sang this song to
him. The children of back then have now
grown up. The director depicts a way of life
where the locals celebrate All Saints' Day
and Christmas, children and dogs roam
the streets and religious ceremonies are
complemented by contemporary music,
all the while comparing his old black-andwhite
footage with the reality of today.

Filmformat
Blu-Ray | Farbe / colour
Drehbuch
Aleksandr Balagura
Kamera
Ivan Zotikov
Ton
Borys Peter
Schnitt
Aleksandr Balagura
Produzent
Svetlana Zinovyeva
Produktion
Inspiration Films
Kontakt
Inspiration Films
Svetlana Zinovyeva
Shota Rustaveli St. 19
01023 Kiev
Ukraine Tel: +380.503 34 16 56
szinov@gmail.com

Aleksandr Balagura - – born 1961 in the USSR. Studied social
science at the National University of Kiev.
Has been working as a documentary filmmaker
since 1989, his employers having
included the Ukrainian Central Studio for
Documentary Film. Currently based in Genoa,
where he lives together with his family.

Movies
NASHYM BRATAM I SESTRAM (1990, doc)
MELODIA (1992, doc)
EKLEKTYCHNA MESSA (1994, doc)
ANTOLOGION (1996, doc)
PAUSA ITALIANA (2004, doc)
VERSO META (2005, doc)
WINGS OF A BUTTERFLY (2008, doc)
CHAS ZHYTTYA OBJECTA V KADRI (2012, doc)