Russian fashion film "The Alphabet of ben Sirach. Lilith" by designer Jana Nedzvetkaya is oficcially selected to the Miami Fashion Film Festival, taking place in USA on September 21 - 24, 2017.
Bringing attention to the historical interdependence between art and fashion and its influences, the Miami Fashion Film Festival adds to the “fashion is art” narrative with local and international films that highlight fashion design through storytelling, graphics, sound, and motion, in real and digitally imagined environments.
"The Alphabet of ben Sirach. Lilith" is a legend, that was told by a restless dreamer and the most skillful professional designer in Russia Jana Nedzvetskaya in a language that is only accessible to her – the language of the underwater show.
The preparation for the second underwater fashion show had continued for two years. It had begun in Moscow, in a pool, where models were trained to jump from a ten-meter high diving tower. This time, the models were supposed to be able not only to pose and swim, but also to jump from high cliffs while wearing long dresses with long tails. The vertex of this first ever fashion show in the sea “The Alphabet of ben Sirach. Lilith” was when Yana herself bravely jumped in the sea.
Jana Nedzvetskaya, director: "For me, the film about fashion is an emotional splash, the source from which my seasonal collection is born. It seems to me that the shows on the podium have outlived themselves. There are not many people watching such shows. I want to combine in one film a fashion, dance, music and cinema."
Jana Nedzvetskaya launched her second underwater project, which was larger and more complicated, in the depths of the Black Sea. This is an incredibly beautiful and mystical location. The most flamboyant and intelligent designer in the world of fashion, Jana Nedzvetskaya made her work ever harder this season.
THE ALPHABET OF BEN SIRACH. LILITH
2016, Russia, 04:59'
written, directed and produced by Jana Nedzvetkaya
DoPs Vasily Ocheretnyuk, Dmitry Abaza, Gevorg Markosyan, Sergey Denisov
music by Veronika Kozhuharova
editor Jana Nedvetskaya, Vasily Ocheretnyuk
production designer Jana Nedvetskaya
cast: Liza Arzamasova, Alexsandra Kirshina, Mikhail Kirshin
"The Alphabet of ben Sirach. Lilith" is a legend, that was told by a restless dreamer and the most skillful professional designer in Russia Jana Nedzvetskaya in a language that is only accessible to her – the language of the underwater show.
Mercedes-Benz Bokeh South Africa International Fashion Film Festival (2017, South Africa, Cape Town)
Girona Film Festival (2017, Spain, Girona)
Fashion Film Festival Chicago (2017, USA, Chicago)
Miami Fashion Film Festival (2017, USA, Miami)