Mark Lipkin
b. April 14, 1982, Serpohov, Russia.

BIOGRAPHY:   With a modest career in film, Lipkin’s passion for film started in the mid '90s after graduating from the academy of television with a diploma in acting for screen.

Though interested in acting, his true passion came from producing, directing and writing, which lead to his first film Kelza (1996).

Following a number of shorts including Invision (2003) and GreyScale (2005), Lipkin decided to build an independent film co-op to attempt his first feature (Frozen Butterflies, 2008).

CRITICAL OVERVIEW:   Key themes that have been of interest to Lipkin revolve around Sartrean existentialism - exploring the human condition within an almost meaningless world and the complexity behind emotions such as anguish have been the main concern for Lipkin.

With influences as diverse as Tarkovsky and Alejandro González Iñárritu, Lipkin’s stylistic approach fuses techniques of time-pressure with an almost deranged montage of John Palmer and David Wiseman. His first attempt to experiment with this almost inorganic symbiosis gave rise to Frozen Butterflies (2008).

	Frozen Butterflies

FILMOGRAPHY:

Kelza (1996, 22 mins, 16mm)

Invision (2003, 8 mins, HDV)

GreyScale (2005, 14 mins, HD)

Frozen Butterflies (2008, 85 mins, HD)

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Nat Chat Interview 2007

Lipkin Films website

Lipkin FIlms
PO Box 1224
Windsor 3181

Contact Mark Lipkin

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