Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0003660, Sun, 31 Jan 1999 16:30:33 -0800

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Dorman Film on Nabokov
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EDITOR's NOTE. Oleg Dorman <dorman@cityline.ru>, born 1967, is a Russian
film director, writer, and translator who has been working on a Nabokov
documentary. A review of his latest film may be seen at the Novaya Gazeta
WWW page. ANy ideas re grants, funding sources, etc. will be appreciated.
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My Nabokov documentary film project is a sad story. Two years ago I won a
European Film Academy stipend for working out the scenario of the
film about Nabokov. I spent four months in Berlin and found a way to make
a film which is worth doing. I have received invaluable help from many
Nabokovians - but I've found no financing. Perhaps the film will never
be done. What I am doing now is editing the rough video-sketches I shot of
Nabokov's places in Berlin, and photos, with a voice over - in
non-professional Hi8 format: just because I cannot leave off and give up.