White Mama

Аlina Makarova is a mother of six own children and one adopted. Her ex-husband is from Ethiopia, this is why all her own children are of mixed origin. Only her adopted son is white, but he is psychologically unstable. Alina’s older children realize what complications the adoption might bring and are afraid that there won’t be enough room, time and love for everyone. But she convinces them that it’s the right thing. The new boy really turns their life into trouble. Alina shows miraculous patience and pedagogical talents. Her children become her allies in raising the new son. This film is an epic panorama of a fight for love, an ode to the motherhood.   

Evgenia Ostanina graduated from Rostov University, where she received PhD and lectured Philosophy afterwards. Later she participated as an editor in several famous Russian documentary  projects. This film is her full-length directorial debut.

Zosya Rodkevich was born in Moscow where she graduated from Marina Razbezhkina’s School of Documentary Filmmaking. She was acclaimed for her documentary “Winter Go Away” (2012). Zosya’s first full-length film “My Friend Boris Nemtsov” (2016) was named Best Documentary at the Krakow film festival.

Filmography

My Friend Boris Nemtsov, 2016

 

Film sessions

09.27 Thursday
  • Skalvija (Vilnius) 18:50 Presentation

09.29 Saturday
  • Skalvija (Vilnius) 15:10 Presentation

10.07 Sunday
  • 16:30


Information

Directors: Zosya Rodkevich, Evgenia Ostanina
Screenplay: Susanna Baranzhieva, Evgenia Ostanina
Cinematography: Zosya Rodkevich, Alina Makarova, Sergey Makarov
Editing: Evgenia Ostanina
Sound: Georgy Ermolenko
Producers: Alexander Rastorguev, Pavel Kostomarov, Ilya Malkin
Production: CHBK Film
Russia, 2018, 97 min.