“Him & Her” By Daria Geller
Synopsis
A modern interpretation of “He & She”, a short story consisting of letters between two lovers written by Anton Chekhov in the 19th century, “Him & Her” illustrates how the way we love hasn’t changed over the years. Directed by Daria Geller, “Him & Her” questions the nature of love - an anti fairy tale offering a more realistic depiction of relationships. A tale of love and hate, the short film explores toxic dynamics which, though they don’t fit into society’s expectations of romance, can form an intrinsic part of love.
Directors statement
The film revolves around the concept of love and hate being inescapably connected. The playfulness, the teasing, the pushing and pulling become behaviors that the two main characters have adopted over the years - a visceral way of loving which they thoroughly enjoy and despise at the same time. In an unfortunate paradox, only with the ones that we truly love do we feel comfortable enough to show the worst of ourselves.
Credits
Director: Daria Geller
Script: Asia Fix, Daria Geller
Producers: Yuval Orr, Daria Geller
Executive Producer: Iftach Aloni
Line Producer: Yana Kurbatova
Starring:
Him: Evgeniy Kharitonov
Her: Miriam Sekhon
Nadya: Anna Bochalova
Alexey: Evgeniy Shwartz
Sveta: Irina Nosova
Driver: Alexandr Tumbler
Cinematographer: Daria Geller
Edit: Daria Geller, Efim Graboy
Costumes: Alexandra Kaminer
Art Director: Alexandra Smirnova
Art Director Assistant: Ilya Smirnov
Props Master: Danila Shatrov
Production Manager: Alexey Kudrik
Music: Roi Keidar
Closing Song: Anna Pinskaya with Leonhard Kuhn, Marina Rojkova. Lyrics by Marina Tsvetaeva
Makeup Artist: Alisa Bo
Makeup Assistant: Olya Boogie
1st Assistant Director: Yana Vasilik
2nd Assistant Director: Varvara Bialik
Gaffer: Dmitriy startakov
Light assistants: Roman Anshpugov, Igor Astakov
1st AC: Michael Dementyev
1st AC: Artem Burko
1st AC: Anna Patarakina
Cameraman: Evegniy Kozlov
Cameraman: Yan Yasinskiy
Camera Mechanic: Alexander Samoylov
Sound Recordist: Dmitriy Zakharov
Sound Recordist Assistant: Evgenii Grishin
Sound Director: Anton Levkin
Colorist: Dmitry Litvinov