Chick’s Childhood / Detstvo Chika

Credits

cast

Aslan Galazov

Director
08/12/1967

Biography

Born in Vladikavkaz (USSR) in 1967. Graduated from SOGU with the diploma in philology and then received the master's degree in the American University in Washington, the arts department. Studied at the director's courses in VGIK. Made several documentaries and short fiction "Fifteen years" (Rotterdam International Festival participant) and "Ascension". His debut film "The Swallows Have Arrived" (2006) was shown at the numerous international festivals and was awarded. "Chick's Childhood" - the second feature film.

Filmography

"The Swallows Have Arrived" (2006)

Directors Statement

The adaptation of literature classics and especially books about childhood requires a certain director's responsibility. Moreover if the film is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the book's author - Fazil Iskander, who is one of the greatest writers of the second half of the XXth century in the world. His book of short stories "Chick's Childhood" is considered one of the best examples of the books about childhood. "The childhood actually formes any human, and many impressions from that time build a character of a grown up person. Thus it can be named the ground of the grown up person in future. Besides in the stories about Chick I was intended highly to inspire the reader with the childhood's poetry. Surely there can be tragic episodes but I tried to avoid them. "Chick" is a song of childhood. I wanted all my readers - both young and grown up - to be inspired and filled with life powers". These words of Fazil Iskander about his book "Chick's Childhood" for me became the guideline, the compass while working on the film. "To inspire the reader (viewer) with the childhood's poetry" - this is the main goal of our film. To cheer up the viewers with the humour, carry them away with the intrigue of children's tricks, to freshen them with the purity of child's view and remind about the vital things - these were the most important tasks of the film.