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Juri Vella's World (2003)

Original title: Juri Vella maailm

Documentary Duration 58:21

Juri Vella's World

Nenets Juri Vella is a social activist and writer living in West Siberia who wants to escape the attack of Western civilization and has created his own world. Ten years ago he left his village to go to taiga and become a reindeer breeder. He founded a reindeer farm including both a winter and summer camp and started to live there together with his oldest daughter's family. In order to save his grandchildren from the social and psychic problems, Juri has also established a school in the winter camp where two teachers work with five children.

Director: Liivo Niglas

Keywords: good storyteller | fixing the pasture fence | bear's cave in a forest | processing fur | writer | moving to the summer camp | desolated landscape | grandchildren | teaching children at home | West Siberian taiga | View all »

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Main Data

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Production Firm(s) F-Seitse, MP DOC
Film Category Documentary, Anthropological
Text / Dialogue Russian, neenetsi
Subtitles Estonian, English, French, Russian
Duration 58:21

Crew

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Producer Liivo Niglas | Reet Sokmann
Director Liivo Niglas
Screenwriter Liivo Niglas
Cinematographer Liivo Niglas
Sound Designer Mart Otsa | Liivo Niglas
Editor Marju Juhkum

First releases

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  • at other places: 06.02.2003, Kanuti Gildi saal, Tallinn, Estonia

Festivals, awards, nominations

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  • Participation, Rouen Nordic Film Festival (France), 2003

Partners and Sponsors

  • Kultuuriministeerium
  • EFI
  • Eesti Kultuurkapital
  • ERR
  • Rahvusarhiiv
  • BFM
  • Kinoliit
  • Eesti Filmiajakirjanike ühing
  • Tallinnfilm