Award Winning Short Film - "The Penal Colony" by Manos Cizek & Lindsey Aliksanyan

Nadya Tolokonnikova, member of Pussy Riot, is sentenced to imprisonment at Penal Colony No.14. There, she encounters a corrupt power structure and decides to go on a hunger strike until the administration stops treating the prisoners like slaves.

Starring: Mariana Novak, Constantine Markoulakis,
Sandra von Ruffin, Theodoros Kandiliotis, Elena Mirtchofska,
Alexandra Hasani, Kristine Rafouli, Nancy Boukli

Prisoners: Haris Simeonidou, Sophia Manoli, Ioanna Rousou,
Maria Mpraila, Ioanna Kyritsi, Evi Mitsopoulou, Kelly Papadopoulou,
Sophia Mpouta, Elena Mentzelou, Anastasia Siopidou, Maria Povi,
Frantzesca Theodoropoulou, Eva Gazanou, Eleanna Finokalioti,
Rena Lioneti, Fotini Oikonomopoulou, Valentina Fylaktou,
Marianna Panayotonakou, Ioanna Ntaliou, Gogo Psarra

Based on the open letter by Nadya Tolokonnikova
Directed by Manos Cizek & Lindsey Aliksanyan
Screenplay by Manos Cizek & Lindsey Aliksanyan
Director of Photography: Christina Moumouri
Edited by Christos Giannakopoulos
Casting Director: Natalie Pawloff
Costume Designer: Danae Anagnostou
Production Designer: Smaragda Kanari
Production Manager: Amy Makris
Music by: Susan DiBona & Salvatore Sangiovanni
First Assistant Director: Zabela Chaviara
Second Assistant Director: Myrto Tzima
Assistant Editor: Alex Vilaras
Camera Operator: Giorgos Maniatis
Gaffer: Nikos Mouzakis
Sound Designer: Peter Funke
Sound Recordist: Nikos Triantafyllou
Russian Interpreter: Sophia Alexanian
Location Manager: Georgia Tsismetzoglou
Digital Imaging Technician: Ionas Katrakazos
Production Coordinator: Anna Zilou
Key Grip: Constantinos Charatzoglou
Special Effects: Prokopis Vlasseros
Colorist: Aggelos Mantzios
DCP Mastering: MetaPost
Produced by Lindsey Aliksanyan
Supervising Producer: Christina Moumouri
Creative Producers: Ifileneia Zahariadou, Amy Makris
Associate Producers: Babis Tsoutsas, Christian Niko Lemberg
Executive Producers: Marina Tsigonaki, Sophia Katerinis

Special Thanks: David Lynch, Maxim Pozdorovkin,
Peter Verzilov, Masha Alyokhina, Neritan Zinxhiria
Read Nadya's open letter here: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/23/pussy-riot-hunger-strike-nadezhda-tolokonnikova
The Penal Colony IMDb Page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4224604/

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