Life was in full swing in Kurdili when Vitaliy Pronin was born. Years passed, the water level rose and, as a result, Kurdili turned to be an island. An unsuitable place to live on… For a better life, most of the inhabitants left the island. Without gas or electricity, few people stayed on the island that turned to be isolated, where animals returned to the wild and nature took back its rights invading the smallest building. No one left! Except the 68 years old Vitaliy… He didn’t want to leave his island, despite his age and
despite the harsh living conditions… The island breathed Vitaliy, and Vitaliy breathed his last breath there… By chance, right in front of the camera!
Fariz Ahmedov (1983) is a filmmaker and screenwriter from Azerbaijan. In 2005, he graduated from the faculty of Screenwriting and Directing at Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts. Afterwards, Ahmedov went to the prestigious Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow, where he graduated in Film Directing. Working in both documentary and fiction, his short films have been screened at various film festivals.
