Yury Khashchavatski

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Jury Jazépavič Chaščavacki, also spelled Yury Khashchavatski[1] (Belarusian: Ю́ры Язэ́павіч Хашчава́цкі; Ukrainian: Юрій Йосипович Хащавацький, romanized: Yurii Yosypovych Khshchavatskyi; Russian: Юрий Иосифович Хащеватский; born 18 October 1947 in Odesa, Ukraine) is a Belarusian film director and scenarist, known for his films Kavkazkie plenniki, Bahi Siarpa i Molata, Aranzhavyja Kamizelki, Dazhyts da lubovi and Obyknovennyj prezident.

Life

In 2002, he was arrested following participation in a protest of the Belarusian government. He spent 10 days in jail. He claimed he spent the time in jail giving lectures to other inmates about documentary film techniques.[2][3]

During the 2020 Belarusian protests he became a member of the Coordination Council of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.[4]

Yuri Khashchavatski’s documentary, Prisoners of the Caucasus, utilizes footage from the files of "four freelance cameramen" of the wars in Chechnya as a source.[5]

Film Director

  • Ploshcha (Kalinovski Square, 2007)
  • Oleg Popov - Der Sonnenclown (2003) (TV)
  • Kavkazkie plenniki (A Prisoner in the Caucasus, 2002)
  • Obyknovennyj prezident (An Ordinary President, 1996)
  • Russkoye stchastye (Russian Luck, 1992)
  • Oranzhevye zhilety (Orange Vests, 1991)[6]
  • Zdes byl Krylov (1987)

Writer

  • Ploshcha (Kalinovski Square, 2007)
  • Kavkazkie plenniki (A Prisoner in the Caucasus, 2002)
  • Obyknovennyj prezident (An Ordinary President, 1996)

Awards

  • 1998 - Nestor Almendros Award for Obyknovennyj prezident (1996) at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
  • 2002 - Honorable Mention for Kavkazkie plenniki (2002) at Dok Leipzig

References