My Perestroika
Episode 2 · 2011-06-28
- Documentary
Episode overview
My Perestroika is an intimate look at the last generation of Soviet children. Five classmates go from living sheltered childhoods to experiencing the hopes of Gorbachev’s reforms and the confusion of the USSR’s dissolution, to searching for their places in today’s Moscow. With candor and humor, the punk rocker, single mother, entrepreneur and married teachers paint a picture of the challenges, dreams and disappointments of those raised behind the Iron Curtain. Through first-person testimony, vérité footage and vintage home movies, this beautifully crafted documentary reveals a Russia rarely seen on film. A co-production of Red Square Productions/Bungalow Town Productions and ITVS International in association with American Documentary | POV. An Official Selection of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. (90:00)
60 minutes
Season 24 episodes
1. Kings of Pastry2011-06-21
2. My Perestroika2011-06-28
3. Sweetgrass2011-07-05
4. Enemies of the People2011-07-12
5. Biblioburro: The Donkey Library2011-07-19
6. Mugabe and the White African2011-07-26
7. Steam of Life2011-08-02
8. POV Short Cuts2011-08-23
9. Armadillo2011-08-30
10. Better This World2011-09-06
11. If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front2011-09-13
12. The Learning2011-09-20
13. Last Train Home2011-09-27
14. Where Soldiers Come From2011-11-10
15. Racing Dreams2012-02-23
16. American Tongues2012-05-16
17. American Gypsy2012-05-26
