Cinephile, history fan, and one-time Muscovite Ally Pitts explores contemporary and Soviet-era Russian language cinema one film at a time! The show combines interviews and movie discussion, and features expert guests including authors, journalists, stand-up comedians, and indie podcasters. From time to time, it also tackles Hollywood’s attempts to bring aspects of Russian culture, literature, and history to the Silver Screen.
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To celebrate the Latvian film Flow winning the best animation category at the 2025 Oscars, Ally Pitts introduces an episode from previous guest Kristaps Andrejsons, which was originally published on his show, The Eastern Border.
Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode:
https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/a-russian-soviet-movie-podcast-594862/episodes/state-funeral-sergei-loznitsa-91766026
https://theeasternborder.lv/about
https://uppcinema.com/show/flow/
https://dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/cinema/flow-u
https://www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/13080/flow
Milton Keynes Gallery:
https://mkgallery.org/event/the-4-30-club-away-u/
https://mkgallery.org/event/flow-u/
https://mkgallery.org/event/away-u/
https://www.thegardencinema.co.uk/film/flow/
Not technically an indie cinema, but still, this interview Picturehouse cinemas did with Gints Zilbalodis is worth a read.
https://www.picturehouses.com/blog/the-movies-me-gints-zilbalodis
Contact us/socials:
All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast
We changed the name of the show a little while back, but the social handles/contacts are a bit of a mishmash.
Email: russophilesunite@gmail.com
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/
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