Editor Elizaveta Svilova is best known for her partnership with her husband Dziga Vertov, playing a crucial role in the making of his seminal documentary Man with a Movie Camera. However, Svilova also made more than a hundred films away from Vertov, including several important works documenting the fallout of the Second World War.
These powerful pieces of reportage position Svilova as a filmmaker right at the centre of a turbulent and fascinating historical moment. Yet despite her extensive career and fascinating story, Svilova’s contribution remains absent from most histories of Soviet film.
Source: Elizaveta Svilova: the woman behind The Man With a Movie Camera — The Calvert Journal