24.09 Russian Film voted
WASHINGTON, September 23 (By Maria Young for RIA Novosti) If you want to catch a rare glimpse of the mysterious Russian soul, you need only to watch a collection of short Russian films being shown at a prominent film festival in Washington this month, said a Russian filmmaker whose work was voted an audience favorite over the weekend.
The Russian soul is always a little sad, I dont know why, said Sofya Kendel, 26, author and director of Pishto Goes Away, an eight-minute, animated film that tells the tale of a hungry goat, an angry man, and the mans decision to leave the small, drab village where he lives, until a tiny dog changes his mind.
There are no words in the film, but the audience that crowded into a Washington theater Saturday during the festivals opening weekend seemed to have no trouble connecting with the story, laughing at the antics of the hungry goat, and applauding enthusiastically at the end.
