Olga Korotkaya
Exchange Student: Joseph Matthews

Born in Moscow. My hobbies used to be journalism, literature, and photography. In 2006 I enrolled in the course of experimental filmmaking run by A. Uchitel at VGIK. I took part in various Russian film festivals.

Film: Make Tea
2009 | 20 mins | UK

Synopsis
The film is about a person, who has lost the ones closest to him, and found a friend amongst supposed enemies. Suddenly, he decides to return into the past to mend the broken relationships. Will he be able to? How will they receive him? Will he forgive? And will he be able to forget about all that he's been through? The film is about walls that separate people, that separate entire nations, brothers and sisters, children and parents in one family.

Crew
Camera Ekaterina Zelenova | Sound Kristian Millen
Sound post-production Dmitri Suvorov
Translation Marina Pichugina, Ekaterina Boroulina
Image Correction Zoya Kharakoz | Production Manager Annika Reinson

Olga's experience in London/Belfast
Taking part in this project was like a dream come true for me. Because I could not even imagine that it would be possible to live in another country, to film what you want to film, and to feel the real and sincere support and understanding. The professional experiences I had acquired, while shooting with my colleagues from NFTS, is invaluable. Perhaps, the most important experience is the one that I got through communicating with people around me, through living in a totally different culture, in a totally different rhythm and according to very different rules. And the most incredible fact is that my main character became a truly close person to me. And in this case the differences in cultures, ages or experiences were of no importance.