self-portrait in car, august 22, 2020
Brighton Fourth
Very happy that my NYU film mentor, who I interviewed for “Cineaste Magazine” in 2020, recently won an award for Best Screenplay in an International Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival for “Brighton Fourth,” and that the film, directed by my classmate Levan Koguashivili, won Best Film and Best Actor in the same category.
I recommend the film, especially in light of the situation in Ukraine, which has been somewhat similar in Georgia (the film is about Georgian immigrants to Brooklyn). Please check out the interview I did with Boris just prior to this festival win about his fascinating early years among greats Kozintsev and Shostakovich: https://www.cineaste.com/summer2020/from-minimalism-to-neorealism-boris-frumin-interview