Pure Art

Poland, Belarus2019documentary52'Konkurs polski (2019)

A film about contemporary Belarus, freedom and art. A mysterious artist appears on the streets of Minsk and starts to paint. Passers-by, intrigued, want to know what he is creating, but the artist will not reveal his secret. Step by step, the viewers learn more about him. His name is Zahar Cudin and he is one of the most promising Belorussian painters.

directed by
Maksim Shved, portret reżysera
Maksim Shved

Born in 1979 in Minsk, Belarus. After graduating from the Law Department of the Belarusian State University he decided to study film directing. Graduated from St. Petersburg High School of Directors and Screenwriters in 2013 and Wajda School (Documentary Programme) in 2016. Now he directs documentary series for television. In his free time, he creates and develops social videos.

cinematography
Grzegorz Hartfiel
script
Maksim Shved, Łukasz Czajka
cast
Zahar Kudin
sound
Artur Walaszczyk
editing
Piotr Bodak
production
Magdalena Borowiec (SQUARE film studio), Tatiana Matysiak
Photo
Kadr z filmu Pure Art