Message to Man

In January 1989 the first Message to Man International Film Festival took place in Leningrad. This film, made during the festival, is a record of its events, guests and participants, such as the American director Leo Hurwitz, the Latvian director Ivars Seleckis, and the ballerina Natalya Makarova, among others. It also shows the “engine room” of the festival: the work of the main office and the PROKKa professional cinematographers’ club, guests being greeted and seen off. A charity evening with Natalya Makarova, a memorial service to commemorate the victims of the war and excerpts of documentary films presented at the festival are also featured.

Top Cast

Natalia Makarova

Herself

Leo Hurwitz

Himself

Ivars Seleckis

Himself

N/A

Erwin Leiser

Himself

N/A

Orna Ben-Dor Niv

Herself

N/A

Michał Leszczyłowski

Himself

N/A

Jeanette Petrie

Herself

N/A

Allan Francovich

Himself

Richard Leacock

Himself