Wise and friendly Babushka Vera is the hero of this documentary fairytale. She lives in a remote village of fifty-three souls in western Belarus. Like all the old grannies there, she lost her husband a long time ago. Now she leads a life on her own, feeding geese, baking bread and distilling her own schnaps.
Born 1975 in Karaganda, Kasakhstan;
worked as a camera assistant on feature films and documentaries for three years;
since 2002 studying camera at the Film & Television Academy »Konrad Wolf« Potsdam
Filmography
2001 MASCHA & KIRIL
2002 WORKING PACE
Born 1979 in Kassel, works for newspapers and television, studies directing at the Film Academy Baden-Wurttemberg
Filmography
2005 89 MILLIMETER