Football Player’s Wife / Zhena futbolista

Credits

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Roman Polyakov

Director
01/16/1983

Biography

Roman Polyakov is a professional TV- and film screenwriter and director. Since 2005 he’s been screenwriting for: “Golden gramophone” award ceremony, Channel 1 shows “Big Difference”, “Trick”, “Treasure of Republic”, TNT shows “Comedy Club” and “League of Killing Jokes”, “Magic” show (Russia 1), “Six Shots” sketch-com (STS), “Surprise me” show (TV-3). Director of performances involving Mariinsky and Mikhailovsky theatres’ ballet. Holder of the “Event of the Year 2018” award. Holder of the “Best directing” award of ACMR contest for his film “Right to choose”. Director of the Panda Production production company.

Directors Statement

Wife of a soccer player” is a debut film. For me, it’s an attempt to figure out the role of a “woman as producer” in the life of a man. More and more often, driven young girls forego the way of parallel business career, instead opting for their husbands’ successful path, and becoming their strategists, mentors, producers. But what do they have to support that, beside faith in their own value? And who really gives “the best years of their lives” to whom? This short film is still but a search of own cinematic method and narrative pacing. During the pre-production and filming itself, I’ve seen, understood and had a feel for my style of filming. And I like that a lot. I intend to study and develop it further, and I hope that it will become distinctive in my following pieces. Another important discovery for me was that, for some scenes, spontaneous decisions on the set proved to be more effective than the ones we initially storyboarded. I’m immensely grateful to the film crew, as everyone gave more than 100% of themselves to the project. I’m sure it is an advancement in the industry for everyone.