“THE GLASS WALL”

Three years ago my colleague had left Moscow and begin to live with her boyfriend in Sweden (Karlshamn). I made a short documentary film “Glass Wall” (5 min.) about it, and for this reason, Sweden has become the first foreign country that I visited. So I can also say that the first real meeting with Europe for me began in Swedish town of Karlshamn...

I think that cinema could be a kind of door through the invisible wall between different cultures. I use "The Glass Wall" as a verbal metaphor of this barrier, consisting of stereotypes, mentality, cultural differences, politics, etc.

"GLASS WALL" (short film) from Roman Moshensky on Vimeo.

Artist Statement «Time and Place»

Life goes unnoticed, and we can’t return our time. Therefore, I am motivated by a desire to fix reality. I feel the camera is the best tool to preserve the past and reflect the present. Besides filmmaking (documentary and fiction) it is a chance to immerse oneself into an unfamiliar environment and to live a different life.

The filming process gives me the opportunity to travel around the world and see life with all its variety. An interesting location is a starting point for me to develop new ideas for a movie. I am interested in the possibility of a documentary film with the highly visible subjective views of the author, when the director tells the story in the first person or he is directly involved in the events. My technique is a mixture of documentary, feature film and video art.

The film is a way to communicate with many people because this language of images is a universal language of communication. A good result for me is when many other people like to watch my films and they understand the message. I like it when everyone amongst the audience understands something special and personal. I feel that I have concluded a stage of my life when I finish a new film; and it's time to start a new one.