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Vitaly Manski

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The director, producer, and President of Artdocfest Vitaly Manski arrived to Sydney to take part in Antenna Documentary Film Festival, held in Sydney Oct 9-14. Opening the festival this week was the Australian Premiere of his latest film Putin’s Witnesses. The program included his other work Gagarin's Pioneers. We talked with Vitaly Manski about the reasons for leaving Russia, about the future of the country and how his views of Vladimir Putin evolved in each of his documentaries.


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The director, producer, and President of Artdocfest Vitaly Manski arrived to Sydney to take part in Antenna Documentary Film Festival, held in Sydney Oct 9-14. Opening the festival this week was the Australian Premiere of his latest film Putin’s Witnesses. The program included his other work Gagarin's Pioneers. We talked with Vitaly Manski about the reasons for leaving Russia, about the future of the country and how his views of Vladimir Putin evolved in each of his documentaries.


Festival program here

Putin’s Witnesses poster
Putin’s Witnesses poster Source: Antenna Documentary Film Festival

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