Vitali Manski
Born in Lvov in 1963, Vitaly Mansky graduated from VGIK in 1989 and became one of the most acclaimed contemporary Russian documentary filmmakers and producers. He has shot more than 30 films as a director which screened at festivals worldwide and were awarded several times. As a producer, Mansky produced films by directors like Renata Litvinova, Alexander Rastorguyev, Sergey Miroshnichenko, Dmitry Zhelkovsky, and Sergei Loznitsa. In 1996 he also started a project that aims at archiving amateur and private video files that were shot in the times of the former USSR from the 30s to the 90s. He is the founder and president of the Artdocfest festival, dedicated to creative documentary cinema, which takes place in Riga and Moscow. Since 2014, Vitaly Mansky has been living and working in Latvia.
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Putin's Witnesses
Duration: 3h24
In 2000, Vitaly Mansky films from within the first year of Vladimir Putin's presidency. Nearly twenty years later, the now-exiled documentarian revisits his archives and offers a critical reinterpretation of this moment. It's a fascinating firsthand account of the emergence of a gifted, secretive, and cynical leader.
Putin's Witnesses
Duration: 3h24
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In 2000, Vitaly Mansky films from within the first year of Vladimir Putin's presidency. Nearly twenty years later, the now-exiled documentarian revisits his archives and offers a critical reinterpretation of this moment. It's a fascinating firsthand account of the emergence of a gifted, secretive, and cynical leader.
Putin's Witnesses
Duration: 3h24
In 2000, Vitaly Mansky films from within the first year of Vladimir Putin's presidency. Nearly twenty years later, the now-exiled documentarian revisits his archives and offers a critical reinterpretation of this moment. It's a fascinating firsthand account of the emergence of a gifted, secretive, and cynical leader.
Putin's Witnesses
Duration: 3h24
Subscription access
In 2000, Vitaly Mansky films from within the first year of Vladimir Putin's presidency. Nearly twenty years later, the now-exiled documentarian revisits his archives and offers a critical reinterpretation of this moment. It's a fascinating firsthand account of the emergence of a gifted, secretive, and cynical leader.
