Belarusian Waltz

Emmy Award nominee 2009

Belarus has been called “Europe’s last dictatorship.” Since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko has ruled the ex-Soviet republic with a despotic hand, jailing the opposition, shutting down the press and refusing to investigate the assassinations of dissidents. He has virtually silenced his critics — except for one lone performance artist who stages public stunts mocking the dictator’s pretensions.
Belarusian Waltz is the story of Alexander Pushkin, whose audacious, comical exploits
have earned him the hostility of the police and the consternation of his family. An offbeat tale in which post-modern street theater meets 1930s-style authoritarianism, the film offers a surprising window into the soul of the Belarusian people.

Belarusian Waltz was nominated for Prix Europa and the European Film Academy Award for Best Documentary Film.