Screening Room:
Yellow
Broken goose
The legendary production of Gusevsky crystal is now kept alive by just 100 workers. Only one workshop remains in operation, surrounded by the ruins of what was once a vast enterprise — a bit like Murano in Italy, but in the heart of Russia. This film is a meditation on the inevitable passing of time — on what has been, and on what will never return.
Statement
The film shows the dying of glassmaking in Gus‑Khrustalny – the "Russian Murano." Only one workshop and 100 workers remain from what was once a huge factory. A young master is the only person of his generation who has not left.
Can one person stop the disappearance of a unique craft? This is a story about how industrial heritage disappears – and with it, the identity and future of entire communities. The film is socially important because culture is sustained not by money, but by those who refuse to let the fire go out.
Cast and Crew
Vladislava Shilkina - director, Maria Strizhneva - director of photography, Ekaterina Zakharova - producer