The Documentary Sales Company 
Deckert Distribution presents:
Broadway. Black Sea

Broadway  -  Black Sea

Russia / Germany
2002

Producer:
ma.ja.de. Film
35 mm / DigiBeta
59 min / 78 mins.

Refugees from the Caucasian republics, Armenians, Azerbaijanis and Russians, meet on the shore of the Black Sea: they work as shop keepers, life guards, karaoke singers, or just enjoy their holidays. 

It all happens at a place called Broadway, which is no-where to be found on a map, not even the most detailed ones. The temporary inhabitants of Broadway construct a whole world en miniature, consisting of small carts, tents or booths parked in close, haphazard rows. The scenery, which is put up for a few weeks during the summer, bubbles with life - and in no way corresponds with ordinary daily life in Russia.

Original Language: Russian
English Subtitles

Awards
Prix SRG SSR idée Suisse at the International Film Festival "Visions du reel" Nyon 2002

"Giampaolo Paoli" Prize for the Best Ethnographic / Anthropological Film at the 43th Fetival dei Popoli Firenze

"Mencoes Honrosas" at the Cine Eco Festival Seia 2002

Festivals
Documentary Festival Munich 2002
Sheffield International Documentary Festival 2002
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2002

Director: Vitalij Manskij