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Feature documentary, 2013

Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer

It started asA 40-second protest in Moscow’s cathedral.

I foundWho are the women behind the balaclavas?

Director of photography

  • Sundance Film Festival 2013: World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award
  • British Independent Film Awards 2013: Best Documentary
  • Broadcast Awards 2015: Best Documentary Programme

The film finds three people behind the public symbol: their backgrounds, convictions and families, and the humour and resolve with which they confront the case against them.

My role on the film was director of photography.

“Captivating and profoundly dismaying”
The Washington Post

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