10/10
Filmed Citizen Journalism
15 December 2018
The Road Movie (Doroga) is a fresh and original example of citizen journalism. The people behind the wheel become "street" journalists sharing their dash camera videos. The movie has no an introduction and conclusion. This movie is a compilation of YouTube videos of Russian Roads. It eloquently expresses the metaphor of Russia as a country without limits or end. Additionally, this movie refers a well-known Russian phrase "Russia has two misfortunes: fools and roads." The directing is amazing and inspirational. Dmitrii Kalashnikov makes a contribution to the history of documentary cinema extending its framework. If motion pictures already have plotless structure (some Marvels sequels, Disney series), then until recently documentaries have been rarely exhibited. Kalashnikov, with his movie, increases the capabilities of documentaries, showing that the cinema is not only about embedded stories in written texts.
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