RusDocFilmFest-3W: Opening Event & screening: ALEXANDER GALICH

anniversary of Alexander Galich
Alexander Galich (1918-1977) was a poet, screenwriter, playwright, singer-songwriter, and dissident known for his anti-Soviet songs and participation in Soviet dissident movement.
Why did a known playwright and screenwriter challenge authorities and choose the fate of a disgraced poet and emigrant? He tragically died in Paris, but his songs are still alive. The film uses never-before-seen footage from his personal archives in Russia and France. Starring famous Russian cultural figures: Leonid Zorin, Yuliy Kim, Vladimir Voinovich, Pavel Lungin, Galina Volchek, Yuriy Kublanovsky, Alena Arkhangelskaya (Galich’s daughter), and others.
Q & A after screening
The screening is a part of the Opening event special program (from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm).
See details: www.rusdocfilmfest.org