Prima. Elisa Carrillo Cabrera

by Prima. Elisa Carrillo Cabrera

SAE Institute Berlin, Germany

Synopsis

Thousand hours of exhausting work for three minutes of fame. One day in the life of Elisa Carrillo Cabrera, principal dancer of the Staatsballett Berlin. From early morning, strenuous training and rehearsals fill her day. She has to be even better than yesterday, despite pain and fatigue to go on the stage in the evening and to be a Prima.

Director's biography

Veronika Pokoptceva was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and graduated from the State University of Film and Television in 2013. She worked for several years in various video productions as an editor, and also directed several TV projects for local television channels. After moving to Germany, she entered the SAE Institute Berlin for a "Digital Film Production" course. Her first debut short film “Give me your warmth” was selected to several film festivals in Germany and Russia. Veronika is based and work in Berlin. 

Credits

Director: Prima. Elisa Carrillo Cabrera

Screenplay: Veronika Pokoptceva

Cinematography: Jan Boroewitsch, Athena Carmazzi

Editing: Veronika Pokoptceva, Tom Gregory Janson

Music: Rafael Prado, Alexey Kochetkov

Specifications

Original title: Prima. Elisa Carrillo Cabrera

Running time: 11'

Film type: Documentary

Country: Germany