Director Margy Kinmonth writes:

I was honoured to be invited by Ambassador Sir Laurie and Lady Bristow, to switch on the Christmas Lights in the British Embassy Moscow, and screen my feature documentary films, both Russian and British work, in an amazing evening at the residence. This was such a fabulous treat, thank you so much, here are some highlights:

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Margy and the tree

Margy with Natalia Polenova, great granddaughter of the landscape artist Vasily Polenov with producer Evgeny Grindilis

Margy & Xander Parish OBE principal dancer of Mariinsky Theatre, in the ballroom

Zelfira Tregulova, Director the the State Tretyakov Gallery Moscow who featured in “Revolution – New Art for a New World”, with Margy

Margy and Vladimir Shukhov, grandson of engineer who built the ShukhovTower, featured in my film “Revolution – New Art for a New World”

Margy, Zelfira Tregulova, Victoria Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh of V & A Museum

Guests at the screening

Director Margy Kinmonth and British Ambassador Sir Laurie Bristow under the portrait of Queen Victoria at the British Embassy Residence Moscow

Ambassador Sir Laurie Bristow, Margy, with Xander Parish OBE – principal dancer Mariinsky Ballet St Petersburg

Anna Jackson-Stevens

At the party

Lady Bristow, Jan Latham-Koenig, Sir Laurie Bristow and MK. Illuminations ceremony!

Margy switching on the tree

Conductor Jan Latham-Koenig and Margy

State Tretyakov Gallery curators Daria Manucharova, Dr Eleanor Paston – curator of Vasily Polenov exhibition and Margy

State Tretyakov Gallery curators Daria Manucharova, Dr Eleanor Paston – curator of Vasily Polenov exhibition and Margy

On the balcony just across from the Kremlin, with Lady Bristow and Sir Laurie, sub zero – very bracing!

Lighting the tree

Kremlin just across the Moscow River

Xander Parish OBE and Margy on balcony

Highlights of the films shown include, all available at store.foxtrotfilms.com:

• Hermitage Revealed
• Nutcracker Story
• Mariinsky Theatre
• Royal Paintbox with HRH The Prince of Wales
• Looking for Lowry with Ian McKellen
• War Art with Eddie Redmayne
• Revolution New Art for a New World

It’s about time that great female artists emerged from the shadows of history!

Margy Kinmonth interview at Tate Modern about the great surrealist artist Dora Maar.

Start off the countdown to Christmas with two scenes from Foxtrot Films’ Nutcracker Story.

Get the DVD here.

Nathan Lane & Nutcracker ‘The True Story’

I was so lucky to film on the set of Nutcracker -True Story and interview child star Elle Fanning and the legendary comic genius Nathan Lane (Angels in America), Richard E Grant and Julia Konchalovsky all on set together.

Margy Kinmonth

Gerald Scarfe – ENB Nutcracker

I loved watching brilliant cartoonist Gerald Scarfe create his inky drawings as I filmed, adding his uniquely wicked political dimension to the characters.

Margy Kinmonth

Great conversation after the play Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton. I reckon TimesUp for a remake of the amazing Ingrid Bergman movie. But with a new ending. I’m working on it.

Instagram: @margy_kinmonth

Film is artwork in itself …Meticulous imagery …richness of detail…flowing chases through archives…interjections of Russian cityscapes…cinema as shared experience…receive energy from art…unflinching…

Margy Kinmonth, the director of Revolution: New Art for a New World, discusses the role of art in our understanding of the October Revolution led by Lenin in 1917, the demise of many famous Russian artists after the rise of Joseph Stalin, the opportunities granted to female artists following the revolution and more!

Airing on Russia Today today (11:30, 14:30, 21:30)

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