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Bonfires and Stars

Bonfires and Stars

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 21, 2016

Runtime

0h 57m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Костры и Звезды

Production Companies

Stereotactic

Director

Sasha Voronov

Description

The story of a Moscow based electronic musician Moa Pillar traveling to Nalchik, a small town located at Caucasus in the South of Russia, in order to meet Bulat Khalilov, a local music enthusiast who has started a field recording label that documents traditional Circassian music. Bulat connects Moa Pillar to the local music community, so that Moa can collaborate with folk musicians who represent the tradition deeply rooted in the history of the country and its inner struggles. The collaboration experiment reveals a clash between century-old traditions and modern culture of millennials and makes both heroes doubt the possibility of a dialogue between two worlds they represent.