Hot Docs ’23 clip: “Soviet Barbara” sees U.S. soap opera recreated in Russian art exhibit

In December 2021, in the private Moscow museum of a Russian oligarch, the renowned Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson premiered a physically and conceptually ambitious new installation that paid homage to ...

April 27, 2023

In December 2021, in the private Moscow museum of a Russian oligarch, the renowned Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson premiered a physically and conceptually ambitious new installation that paid homage to ...

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Andrew Jeffrey joined Realscreen in 2021 as its news editor. Here, he helps to oversee assignment, reporting and editing for Realscreen's daily newsletter. Prior to his work covering documentary and non-fiction film and TV, he worked as a reporter and associate producer for CBC Edmonton, and as a reporter for The Star Calgary, where he covered daily news on beats such as local and provincial politics, health care and harm reduction, sports and education. His work has appeared in other Canadian news outlets such as TVO, the Edmonton Journal and Avenue Magazine.

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