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00:00Hi, I'm David Bornstein, and I'm a director on Mr. Nobody Against Putin, premiering this
00:11year at Sundance Film Festival.
00:13Hi, I'm Pasha Talamkin.
00:15I'm also director of the film.
00:18About three years ago, I got a really crazy email.
00:21It was actually this misdirected reality TV show casting call.
00:25A teacher from a small town in Russia was reaching out, talking about all of this crazy
00:31stuff that was happening in his school.
00:33He was turned into a propagandist, preparing children to become the next generation of
00:37fighters in Russia's wars.
00:39He was wracked with guilt, but wanted to do something about it.
00:43And the thing that he did was make a film with me.
00:55Pasha is that teacher at his school that we all know.
01:02His office is a social club for all the kids who don't fit in.
01:05The liberals, the misfits.
01:07This film is about what we do when our world falls apart.
01:10It was so exciting to be sharing it here with you at the Sundance Film Festival.
01:29I hope you enjoy it.
01:30I hope you enjoy the film.