• A Beautiful Film From A Bay Artist Needs Your Vote


    by on Aug 23rd, 2010

    Long-time Sheepshead Bay resident Natalya Serebrennikova created a profound and playful animated short, Cicada, now competing in a PBS 13 contest. The film tells the story of an immigrant girl’s last days in Ozerki, Russia, her transition to Brooklyn, and her first day of school. With a remarkable amount of detail and specificity, Serebrennikova recounts the tale with beautiful, childlike imagery supported by a smattering of text. And yes, the school depicted is right here in Sheepshead Bay.

    Go watch the film and vote for it now. The contest ends this Wednesday, August 25, and if Cicada wins it will be broadcast on Channel 13 on Saturday night.

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    • http://twitter.com/nicktherat nick the rat

      that was pretty dreamy, i voted her up :)

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    • Anonymous

      Yup, that was lovely.

    • Ray Johnson

      Well, I tried to view the video, but was getting a strange popup telling me something like I can’t embed. It would be great to see it, especially since I already voted.

    • Ray Johnson

      Found the link to the film:
      http://brie.hunter.cuny.edu/~mirandar/fall2009/animation/serebrennikova3.html
      The video is sooo sweet, and that Key Food plastic bag sure was a realistic touch.

    • Ray Johnson

      Okay, the website does remind us to watch all three videos before voting, but looks like only Chicasblue is available through the site. Hopefully, it will get enough votes to be aired this Saturday, just before “Shades of Ray”.

    • JuicyFruit

      That was really nice. Certainly much better than that drivel ChicasBlue.

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