Film Talk with Alexander Abaturov, Director of PARADISE

Moderation: Max Weigl

PARADISE, FR, CH 2022, Alexander Abaturov

Ash clouds darken the skies over the East Siberian taiga. The sparsely populated land is ravaged by violent forest fires in summer 2021. While great swathes of the subarctic forests are in flames, the population of the barren region must protect itself from the threat. They cannot expect help from the Russian authorities. 

Biography

Alexander Abaturov was born in 1984 in Novosibirsk and graduated from Gorky University in Yekaterinburg. After working as a journalist for the Federal Press Agency, he studied at the French Lussac Documentary School. Abarutov's first feature-length documentary SLEEPING SOULS (2013) was screened at many international film festivals, including Cinéma du réel, IDFF Ji.hlava, Vilnius IHRD FF, Les Écrans Documentaires, Les Étoiles de la Scam and the 23rd dokumentART.