The feeling of falling in love is brought into the conditions of its natural habitat. We see the world of two lovers, where there is no one, only overwhelming freedom, air and feeling of unity with nature.
As troubles between two come, a sense of loneliness in the crowd comes to heroes and oppression from the outside world with appearing of faceless people.
The world of once lovers is crumbling before our eyes.
As troubles between two come, a sense of loneliness in the crowd comes to heroes and oppression from the outside world with appearing of faceless people.
The world of once lovers is crumbling before our eyes.
pda: a short film
credits
PDA: A SHORT FILM (2022)
starring LEV BORISOVETS AND SOFYA BELKINA
author and art director: ANNA KHANSEN
directed by: ALEXANDRA RACHKOVSKAYA AND ANNA KHANSEN
produced by: ALEXANDRA RACHKOVSKAYA
director of photography: EUGENII DROBYSHEV
camera operator: EUGENII DROBYSHEV
stage designer: ANNA TSVETOVA
first assistant camera and focus puller: DANIL BOLOTOV
gaffer: KONSTANTIN KOZHEVNIKOV
VFX artist: ILYA NAYCHENKO
backstage camera: GEORGII GALITSKY
editing directed by: ALEXANDRA RACHKOVSKAYA
AND EUGENII DROBYSHEV AND ANNA KHANSEN
color director: EUGENII DROBYSHEV
costume designer: SOFYA BELKINA
make-up artist: ARINA GORBUNOVA
set dressers: ANNA TSVETOVA AND VALERIA GLADKIKH
production assistant: VLADIMIR ANDREEV
prop masters: IGOR TIMOKHOV AND ILYA BAYANDIN
music
Interpol 'PDA'
released in 2002 album turn on the bright lights
written by Carlos Dengler / Daniel Kessler / Paul Banks
recorded at Attarquin Studios
Matador Records
Kobalt Music Group Ltd
PDA: A SHORT FILM (2022)
starring LEV BORISOVETS AND SOFYA BELKINA
author and art director: ANNA KHANSEN
directed by: ALEXANDRA RACHKOVSKAYA AND ANNA KHANSEN
produced by: ALEXANDRA RACHKOVSKAYA
director of photography: EUGENII DROBYSHEV
camera operator: EUGENII DROBYSHEV
stage designer: ANNA TSVETOVA
first assistant camera and focus puller: DANIL BOLOTOV
gaffer: KONSTANTIN KOZHEVNIKOV
VFX artist: ILYA NAYCHENKO
backstage camera: GEORGII GALITSKY
editing directed by: ALEXANDRA RACHKOVSKAYA
AND EUGENII DROBYSHEV AND ANNA KHANSEN
color director: EUGENII DROBYSHEV
costume designer: SOFYA BELKINA
make-up artist: ARINA GORBUNOVA
set dressers: ANNA TSVETOVA AND VALERIA GLADKIKH
production assistant: VLADIMIR ANDREEV
prop masters: IGOR TIMOKHOV AND ILYA BAYANDIN
music
Interpol 'PDA'
released in 2002 album turn on the bright lights
written by Carlos Dengler / Daniel Kessler / Paul Banks
recorded at Attarquin Studios
Matador Records
Kobalt Music Group Ltd
The idea firstly came to mind in 2016 as the wish of making a movie about amateur love and the overwhelming young thrill that ruins this connection.
Subconsciously thinking, PDA was picked as the one and only suitable soundtrack.
The composition of the American band Interpol PDA tells about a breakup, the lyrical hero of which find themself in a contradiction between love and hate for their former lover.
PDA means a public display of affection, which is defined in the picture with irony, since there is literally no one except the lovers in their world until the final of the picture. The lyrics of the song are broadcast in the frame instead of the replicas of the heroes: the heroes pronounce the lines important for the plot.
So the musical composition is united with the plot, without remaining in the background.
Subconsciously thinking, PDA was picked as the one and only suitable soundtrack.
The composition of the American band Interpol PDA tells about a breakup, the lyrical hero of which find themself in a contradiction between love and hate for their former lover.
PDA means a public display of affection, which is defined in the picture with irony, since there is literally no one except the lovers in their world until the final of the picture. The lyrics of the song are broadcast in the frame instead of the replicas of the heroes: the heroes pronounce the lines important for the plot.
So the musical composition is united with the plot, without remaining in the background.
making the dream come true
The team researched a list of locations which would depict the absolute solitude of two lovers in the nature as we needed forest, water, beach and emptiness. So we were fortunate to find perfect spot in recreation center ‘Svyazist’, Polazna, Perm Region.
While actors were practising, the team of stage designers was developing the second role actor — lovers’ apartment. A place without walls and recognizable rooms, but something that brings home for a free couple. The home depicts the sense of freedom a two can have. The solitude depicts the feeling of amateur love as feeling as you are the only two in the whole world.
While actors were practising, the team of stage designers was developing the second role actor — lovers’ apartment. A place without walls and recognizable rooms, but something that brings home for a free couple. The home depicts the sense of freedom a two can have. The solitude depicts the feeling of amateur love as feeling as you are the only two in the whole world.
We had three different locations: kitchen, living room, and the bedroom. We were buying the used furniture and bringing our own just so it could feel like something being in use.
The most difficult stage to make was the final ‘open’ bedroom scene. The toughest scene to make is aimed to finally show the interruption of other people of once ‘only for two’ and the breaking of their freedom. We needed 10 mattresses for this scene, so we bought used once from different families and people. Likewise, even those have a back story, maybe even love-story that happened on these mattresses.
The most difficult stage to make was the final ‘open’ bedroom scene. The toughest scene to make is aimed to finally show the interruption of other people of once ‘only for two’ and the breaking of their freedom. We needed 10 mattresses for this scene, so we bought used once from different families and people. Likewise, even those have a back story, maybe even love-story that happened on these mattresses.
After 3 months of preparation, the filming finally started. It took us 3 days to make 32 scenes and the total amount of 52 hours of filming and preparing.
We got the result we wanted in spite of occasional mistakes, disturbance and schedule cancellation. The team was not sponsored by any company or brand; we were making everything happen on intangible terms. And the money we had was our own.
So we hope you will enjoy the released idea made with passion and unconditional love for the project. See some backstage photos and feel free to leave your feedback on the YouTube page.
Thank you.
We got the result we wanted in spite of occasional mistakes, disturbance and schedule cancellation. The team was not sponsored by any company or brand; we were making everything happen on intangible terms. And the money we had was our own.
So we hope you will enjoy the released idea made with passion and unconditional love for the project. See some backstage photos and feel free to leave your feedback on the YouTube page.
Thank you.
Danil Bolotov and Konstantin Kozhevnikov
Lev Borisovets and Sonya Belkina on set
backstage of the living room
Anna Tsvetova with the mattresses used in the final scene
Sonya Belkina on set
filming crew on set
