A Conversation with director Gabe Polsky.

By Noel Manning on August 17, 2020 • ( 0 )

Director Gabe Polsky (producer and director for award-winning docs for projects like Red Army and I Search of Greatness) chats with Noel T. Manning about Red Penguins, the documentary which explores Russia in the early 90’s through the backdrop of American’s influence within the national Hockey team for Russia.

Through masterful editing, dozens of interviews, archive footage, and engaging music, Polsky offers a look at Russia during a time of transition from the Cold War-era Soviet Union to a Capitalist-experiment society. This film offers something for those interested in politics, history, culture, the economy, international marketing, and true crime.

Click below to watch the complete 20-minute interview.

Noel T. Manning is a member of the CCA, SEFCA and the NCFCA and is also the host of the television program and radio show Meet Me at the Movies. He’s the founder of the Real to Reel Film Fest and is an adjunct professor of film studies. When he’s not embracing mainstream, indie, international, documentary or art films, he’s digging into the world of cinema by chatting with principle individuals involved in various aspects of the filmmaking industry.

You can listen other interviews, as well as the audio from his television program Meet Me at the Movies on C19.TV and WGWG soundcloud stream

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