COOL (News from Belarus)
Synopsis
In this cinematic zine, directors scattered all over the world adapt to screen hilarious and poignant Belarusian news stories. Featuring phone thieves, TikTok storks, the tiniest castle in the world, and victims of the depression epidemic.
Credits
- Slava Abelyanas Vasily Petrovich (segment "Ostap")
- Andrey Apanovichas Ganesha (segment "Depression?")
- Yulya Astrovskayaas Self (segment "In Minsk, They're Selling a Blissful House on the Water--Perhaps You Need It")
- Timur Batdalovas Ostap (segment "Ostap")
- Ilya Bazhkoas Man (segment "Sugar")
- Brian Bellas Hank (segment "I Love Me")
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Edited by Masha HerzShot by Sebastien BuchmannScored by Ethan Gold
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29 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Slava Abelyan
as Vasily Petrovich (segment "Ostap")
Andrey Apanovich
as Ganesha (segment "Depression?")
Yulya Astrovskaya
as Self (segment "In Minsk, They're Selling a Blissful House on the Water--Perhaps You Need It")
Timur Batdalov
as Ostap (segment "Ostap")
Ilya Bazhko
as Man (segment "Sugar")
Brian Bell
as Hank (segment "I Love Me")
Tyler Bezuka
as Doctor (segment "Thoughts I Had While Almost Dying")
Ihar Chyshchenia
as Self (segment "Turns Out That 25% of Minsk Residents Have Depression. Sounds Familiar?")
Christopher W Croton
as Saroka (segment "Story 26")
Danek
as Danya (segment "Flex Cemetery")
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