Russian military outposts russian woodpecker duga radar jpeg 225 duga 3 radar array also known as the russian woodpecker jpeg 329. As his country is gripped by revolution and war, a ukrainian victim of the chernobyl nuclear disaster discovers a dark secret and. The russian woodpecker 2015 film complet en francais. For anyone interested in our film, the russian woodpecker, these complete interviews provided much of the historical basis for our film. Oct 16, 2015 in chad gracias the russian woodpecker, a kiev theater designer, fedor alexandrovich, investigates his shocking hypothesis connecting a mammoth missilealert structure near chernobyl to. The film includes interviews with the commander of the duga vladimir musiets, as well as the vicecommander, the head of the data center, and others involved in. The russian woodpecker is a film that begs to be as. Not every tour makes it to the russian woodpecker and duga just opened in recent years and was completely off limits beforehand unless one. The film is among the best and most original movies of the new century. The russian woodpecker inside the chernobyl exclusion zone. The film includes interviews with the commander of the duga, vladimir musiets, as well as the vicecommander, the head of the data center, and others involved in. As his country is gripped by revolution and war, a ukrainian victim of the chernobyl nuclear disaster discovers a.
The one novel aspect, given the movies title, is that his conspiracy theory takes a genuinely unexpected form. The russian woodpecker is the story of two countries that may have divided but who are still linked through their politics, exports and the ghosts that still wander the contaminated grounds. Oct 15, 2015 part conspiracy theory film, part obsession story, the russian woodpecker looks to be an intriguing peek into the culture of ukraine and a rumination on the legacy of tragedy. The film itself is artistically beautiful, eerie and haunting, with an equally beautiful and haunting score. The russian woodpecker dvd, 2016 2 product ratings. Ram devineni producer produced the russian woodpecker, which won the grand jury prize at the 2015 sundance film festival and was nominated for an independent spirit award. Well, the russian woodpecker is located in the exclusion zone and is a rare piece of the zone that i know very little about. Not only is the film s subject, fedor alexandrovich, wholeheartedly convinced that the chernobyl disaster was committed purposely by highranking russian officials. The russian woodpecker 2015 download full hd youtube.
Share the russian woodpecker dvd, 2016 the russian woodpecker dvd, 2016 2 product ratings. The film itself is artistically beautiful, eerie and haunting, with an equally. A welldeserved sundance grand jury prizewinner in the world cinema documentary category, the russian woodpecker is a complex film about. The russian woodpecker is ostensibly an investigative documentary, but theres precious little investigation. Chad gracia in the russian woodpecker 2015 chad gracia at an event for. This documentary is a thrilling, award winning investigation into the ghosts of the. Complete interview transcripts with the officials behind this colossal soviet. The film was never released theatrically in countries other than brazil. If the russian woodpecker doesnt turn out to be one of the most talked about documentaries of 2015, it will be a shame. Elsewhere, it was released primarily as a directtovideo feature. The russian woodpecker 2015 directed by chad gracia. Charlie phillips of the guardian gave the film four out.
In chad gracias the russian woodpecker, a kiev theater designer, fedor alexandrovich. Earlier this year director chad gracia won the sundance grand jury award for world documentary. Directed by chad gracia uk, ukraine, usa, 2014, 72 min documentary grand jury prize for best documentary, world cinema, sundance. A welldeserved sundance grand jury prizewinner in the world cinema documentary category, the russian woodpecker is a complex film about chernobyl that is also surprisingly, richly enjoyable. Not only is the films subject, fedor alexandrovich, wholeheartedly convinced that the chernobyl disaster was. If the conspiracy suggested by chad gracias sundance prizewinning documentary turns out to indeed be true, it will have uncovered one of. The duga at chernobyl was the focus of the 2015 documentary film, the russian woodpecker, by chad gracia.
Artem ryzhykov artem ryzhykov cinematographer was the winner of the international documentary associations best cinematography 2015 award for his work on the russian woodpecker. Rent the russian woodpecker 2015 on dvd and bluray. Jul 21, 2016 duga was a soviet radar system that existed in between july 1976 and december 1989. Chernobyl duga radar transcripts released for anyone interested i. Russian military outposts russian woodpecker duga radar array. Oct 22, 2015 earlier this year director chad gracia won the sundance grand jury award for world documentary. The russian woodpecker appears in justin scotts novel the shipkiller. They appeared without warning, sounding like a sharp, repetitive tapping noise at 10 hz, which led to it being nicknamed by shortwave listeners the russian woodpecker. The russian woodpecker offers plenty of conspiracy. The russian woodpecker is a reminder that war is still raging in ukraine. Fortunately, the fact that it was awarded the grand jury prize for world cinema at this years sundance film festival will likely help spread the word about this courageous and wellmeaning work of nonfiction.
The russian woodpecker is a production of graciafilms, roast beef productions, and rattapallax. This is what turns the russian woodpecker into a fascinating character studyconspiracy doc. With andrei alexandrovich, fedor alexandrovich, igor alexandrovich, natalia barabovskaya. The lawrence livermore national laboratory located at livermore, ca was and is the main research center for us development of the project. The russian woodpecker was a notorious soviet signal that could be heard on the shortwave radio bands worldwide between july 1976 and december 1989.
Feb 01, 2015 a welldeserved sundance grand jury prizewinner in the world cinema documentary category, the russian woodpecker is a complex film about chernobyl that is also surprisingly, richly enjoyable. The russian woodpecker paranoia and prophecy from a chernobyl soothsayer 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. Getting to see this with my own eyes was something i greatly desired to do. Russian military outposts russian woodpecker duga radar.
Covert funding for the project was funneled through the cia and the national security agency. Watch the russian woodpecker full movie in hd visit as his country is gripped by revolution and war, a ukrainian vi. The russian woodpecker is only valuable as entertainment, though the absence of any equivalent to the zapruder film or allegedly suspicious nasa photos means theres not much visual interest. The random frequency hops disrupted legitimate broadcast, amateur radio, and utility transmissions and resulted in thousands of complaints by many. The film doesnt shy away from exposing many of fedors reckless behavior, and invites the audience to eventually make up their own minds. Duga nato reporting name steel yard was a soviet overthehorizon oth radar system used as part of the soviet abm earlywarning network. His most recent film, the karma killings, was acquired by filmbuff in 2016. The russian woodpecker official movie trailer 2015 hd youtube. The russian woodpecker is the name given to a mysterious radio broadcast that started during the height of the cold war, and appeared to be originating from the western soviet union, near modern ukraine. In a documentary unlike any other at sundance, chad gracia follows. The documentary the russian woodpecker is named after the duga, a gigantic radiotransmitter wall that produces a pecking sound, and that technology is just one of many objects of fascination for. The russian woodpecker looks remarkably clean and sharp while upconverted to 1080p on a hdtv.
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It sounded like a sharp, repetitive tapping noise, at 10 hz, giving rise to the woodpecker name. The secret code name given us operations was project woodpecker. If the conspiracy suggested by chad gracias sundance prizewinning documentary, the russian woodpecker, turns out to indeed be true, it will have uncovered one of the most shockingly insidious genocides in human history. The russian woodpecker official movie trailer 2015 hd. The russian woodpecker was well received by most critics. Russian woodpecker wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The russian woodpecker is a 2015 documentary film written, produced and directed by chad gracia following fedor alexandrovichs investigation into the chernobyl disaster.
A thrilling investigation into the ghosts of the soviet union and the mind of an irradiated. Watch the trailer for the documentary movie the russian woodpecker written and directed by chad gracia. The russian woodpecker is a film that begs to be as confusing and cumbersome as possible, with competing dichotomies of past and present, cold warriors and pacifists, history and art, it is difficult to overstate how incredible writerdirector chad gracias storytelling work is here. The film premiered in the world cinema documentary competition at 2015 sundance film festival on 24 january 2015 and won the world cinema documentary grand jury prize at the festival. Ukraine is full of ghosts in exclusive the russian. As war escalates at home, two ukrainians take on putin the russian woodpeckers arten ryzhykov, left, and fedor alexandrovich. Folks were going about their electronic business in north america one day july 4, 1976. The artist it follows, fedor alexandrovich, and his quest to uncover the ultimate reason behind the chernobyl reactor disaster of 1986 and its possible ties with the duga radar system the russian woodpecker, are very fun to watch. At the dark heart of director chad gracias messy, impassioned film lives a soviet saturated mystery decades old, unearthed by a ukrainian artist with a wild theory that links a massive cold war relic with the chernobyl disaster that scarred him at the age of just 4 years old. The russian woodpecker 2015 full movie video dailymotion. While woody woodpecker was filmed in english, it was only released theatrically in the brazilian market, where the character remains popular. The russian woodpecker 1, talking about this the russian woodpecker 2 may at 10. Oct 16, 2015 if the conspiracy suggested by chad gracias sundance prizewinning documentary, the russian woodpecker, turns out to indeed be true, it will have uncovered one of the most shockingly insidious genocides in human history.
They do not answer the question of whether fedors theory is correct, but they provide insight into the disfunction of soviet society and its dreams for a radar that could watch over the entire earth. First time filmmaker chad gracia sees russian conspiracy theory transform into truth. The film bearing its name involves an investigation into the phenomenon by a ukranian conceptual artist, fedor alexandrovich, and its ties to. The duga systems were extremely powerful, over 10 mw in some cases, and broadcast in the shortwave radio bands. The system operated from july 1976 to december 1989. It released a signal reminiscent to that of a very sharp and continuous tapping noise, hence the nickname russian woodpecker. Bathe in the snark, talking to airplanes, ships, each other and all of a sudden, an enormous.