The date of the event: 22nd of March, 2016 at 19:00
Place: Moscow lecture hall
The address: Novaya Ploshad, 10/2
The 22nd of March of 2016 at 19:00 in the Media studio of the Russian Geographical Society within the frames of the Youth Cinema Club of the Society there will be held showing of the first series of the documentary «People who have made the Earth round» and meeting with the author of the film Valdis Pelsh – the Russian musician, showman, TV presenter, actor and producer.
In the year of 2013 there was received grant of the Russian Geographical Society for creating four-part documentary «People who have made the Earth round». The picture is dedicated to the triumph of the domestic aviation of the 30s, - outbound transpolar flights, which were executed by the crews of Heroes of the Soviet Union Valery Chkalov and Michail Gromov. In the difficult conditions they managed to commit a non-stop flight: Moscow – North Pole – North America.
The plot is based on the unique documents, the existence of which had not previously been known. There are the diaries and manuscripts of the pilot Georgy Baidukov, the second pilot of the Chkalov crew, which have recently been found by the members of his family. They let shed light on the authentic history of the fate of Soviet heroes.
The film received a silver award at the festival Corporate Media & TV Awards in 2015 in Cannes, in «The history and civilization» Nomination.
To participate in the meeting of the Youth Cinema Club of the Russian Geographical Society you need to pre-register. For that you need to fill in the registration form on the webpage of the announcement (you should indicate your last name and first name). In case of emergency entry is accepted by phone:
8-800-700-1845 (Pavel Starovoytov).
Valdis graduated from the Moscow State University, Faculty of Philosophy, worked as a junior research fellow of the Institute of History of Science and Technology, Academy of Sciences of the USSR. During the studies and till 1995 he played in the youth theater of the Moscow State University (now - Moscow State University Student Theatre). Since the year of 1987 he has been working on TV. He started as the KVN of the Moscow State University team member, and then he was the TV-presenter of the program «Name That Tune». Valdis – is one of the founders and a participant (1983-1997) of the «Nechastny sluchai» musical group.
We are paying your attention to that fact that for participation in the Youth Cinema Club meeting there are invited people younger than 35 years.
Admission is free, by appointment.