Mikhail Segal
Birth : 1974-01-03, Orel, USSR (Russia)
History
Mikhail Yurievich Segal (Russian: Михаил Юрьевич Сегал; born 3 January 1974, Orel) is a Russian filmmaker, clipmaker, writer, scriptwriter, editor and composer. He is best known for the cult film-almanac "Short Stories" by adapting your own prose. He also gained a reputation as an "anti-pop" clipmaker. Segal is an author of novels for «Russian Pioneer» magazine.
Studied at the director’s faculty of the Film Institute VGIK, made music clips for the groups Bi-2, Spleen, Nogu Svelo! [Twisted Leg], Nochnye Snaipery [Night Snipers], Kasta, Mashina Vremeni [Time Machine], etc. Published two collections of prose. In 2006 at XXVIII Moscow International Film Festival, Mikhail presented his first full-length film "Franz+Polina" and got recognition at many Russian and international festivals (in Germany, France, Poland, Canada, China, and other countries). In 2010, "AST" publishing house published Mikhail's first book of prose "Youth" containing a story of the same name and a collection of short novels. In 2011, Segal shot a short film "Fasteners Solutions" which was based on one of his novels, and the film won the short-film nomination at "Kinotavr" Film Festival. The same summer, 3 other novels were shot, and a full-length movie «Short Stories» that got a widespread fame later on, was presented at the next 2012 "Kinotavr". In 2014, Mikhail Segal presented his third full-length movie "A Film About Alexeev". In 2018, the movie «Elephants Can Play Football» and the book "Handwriting" were released. In 2020 his film "Deeper!" was a participant of Sochi Open Russian Film Festival "Kinotavr".
Editor
In this satyrical story, a rather unlucky young theater director finds himself without work and means of subsistence. To somehow make ends meet, on the advice of a friend he decides to become a director of pornographic films, using creativity and psychological aspect in his work...
Screenplay
In this satyrical story, a rather unlucky young theater director finds himself without work and means of subsistence. To somehow make ends meet, on the advice of a friend he decides to become a director of pornographic films, using creativity and psychological aspect in his work...
Director
In this satyrical story, a rather unlucky young theater director finds himself without work and means of subsistence. To somehow make ends meet, on the advice of a friend he decides to become a director of pornographic films, using creativity and psychological aspect in his work...
Screenplay
Musical movie almanac of stories about the events of the past year, holiday miracles, new hopes, creativity and love.
Director
Musical movie almanac of stories about the events of the past year, holiday miracles, new hopes, creativity and love.
Editor
At the end of 2018, I was asked to make a short film for a small almanac. The task was to comment on some of the important events of the past year. I, as an active citizen, of course, did not waste time on trifles.
Writer
At the end of 2018, I was asked to make a short film for a small almanac. The task was to comment on some of the important events of the past year. I, as an active citizen, of course, did not waste time on trifles.
Director
At the end of 2018, I was asked to make a short film for a small almanac. The task was to comment on some of the important events of the past year. I, as an active citizen, of course, did not waste time on trifles.
Masha's dad
Dmitry is a strong willed, solid guy. He could easily quit the game, if only he knew he was playing.
Editor
Dmitry is a strong willed, solid guy. He could easily quit the game, if only he knew he was playing.
Music
Dmitry is a strong willed, solid guy. He could easily quit the game, if only he knew he was playing.
Writer
Dmitry is a strong willed, solid guy. He could easily quit the game, if only he knew he was playing.
Director
Dmitry is a strong willed, solid guy. He could easily quit the game, if only he knew he was playing.
Editor
A horror about conjugal duty.
Screenplay
A horror about conjugal duty.
Editor
Two of the best representatives of modern youth come to visit the veteran to congratulate him on Victory Day. Both the old and the young will have to learn a lot of shocking things about each other.
Producer
Two of the best representatives of modern youth come to visit the veteran to congratulate him on Victory Day. Both the old and the young will have to learn a lot of shocking things about each other.
Writer
Two of the best representatives of modern youth come to visit the veteran to congratulate him on Victory Day. Both the old and the young will have to learn a lot of shocking things about each other.
Screenplay
The love story in the big city, where a man can in an instant to miss with his dream and he has to spend a long way to find and return this dream in his life
Tourist
The film is a journey through the amazing life of Alekseyev. He drank tea with Tarkovsky, got into the KGB because of Gagarin, competed with Kalashnikov and Vysotsky. One day, he will learn more about himself than he knew and could have imagined: about his talent, about the mark that he left in the destinies of other people. You can live your life again if someone loves you.
Editor
The film is a journey through the amazing life of Alekseyev. He drank tea with Tarkovsky, got into the KGB because of Gagarin, competed with Kalashnikov and Vysotsky. One day, he will learn more about himself than he knew and could have imagined: about his talent, about the mark that he left in the destinies of other people. You can live your life again if someone loves you.
Music
The film is a journey through the amazing life of Alekseyev. He drank tea with Tarkovsky, got into the KGB because of Gagarin, competed with Kalashnikov and Vysotsky. One day, he will learn more about himself than he knew and could have imagined: about his talent, about the mark that he left in the destinies of other people. You can live your life again if someone loves you.
Director
The film is a journey through the amazing life of Alekseyev. He drank tea with Tarkovsky, got into the KGB because of Gagarin, competed with Kalashnikov and Vysotsky. One day, he will learn more about himself than he knew and could have imagined: about his talent, about the mark that he left in the destinies of other people. You can live your life again if someone loves you.
Writer
The film is a journey through the amazing life of Alekseyev. He drank tea with Tarkovsky, got into the KGB because of Gagarin, competed with Kalashnikov and Vysotsky. One day, he will learn more about himself than he knew and could have imagined: about his talent, about the mark that he left in the destinies of other people. You can live your life again if someone loves you.
Editor
Everything that happens could have happened differently. And that's the beauty of life. This is what the film is about. This is a story in which a series of absurd, random events leads the heroine to a romantic meeting. Or not?
Writer
Everything that happens could have happened differently. And that's the beauty of life. This is what the film is about. This is a story in which a series of absurd, random events leads the heroine to a romantic meeting. Or not?
Director
Everything that happens could have happened differently. And that's the beauty of life. This is what the film is about. This is a story in which a series of absurd, random events leads the heroine to a romantic meeting. Or not?
Editor
A young writer brings a collection of short stories to a big Moscow publishing house. The manuscript stays at the office and mysteriously influences the lives of anyone who opens it and reads at least one page. There are four stories in the manuscript, and four readers whose lives are changed after reading them. The situations range from realistic to absurd to thrilling to create a rich portrait of life in contemporary Russia and showcase the thoughts, feelings and ambitions of people who live there.
Writer
A young writer brings a collection of short stories to a big Moscow publishing house. The manuscript stays at the office and mysteriously influences the lives of anyone who opens it and reads at least one page. There are four stories in the manuscript, and four readers whose lives are changed after reading them. The situations range from realistic to absurd to thrilling to create a rich portrait of life in contemporary Russia and showcase the thoughts, feelings and ambitions of people who live there.
Director
A young writer brings a collection of short stories to a big Moscow publishing house. The manuscript stays at the office and mysteriously influences the lives of anyone who opens it and reads at least one page. There are four stories in the manuscript, and four readers whose lives are changed after reading them. The situations range from realistic to absurd to thrilling to create a rich portrait of life in contemporary Russia and showcase the thoughts, feelings and ambitions of people who live there.
Writer
Your habitual life can end at any time if your habits are more important to you than your life.
Editor
Grand Prix of the 2013 Cannes film festival
Producer
Grand Prix of the 2013 Cannes film festival
Writer
Grand Prix of the 2013 Cannes film festival
Director
Grand Prix of the 2013 Cannes film festival
Editor
Olya and Mitya love each other very much and do not want to live life like "ordinary people". The gray reality and the prospect of turning into ordinary people frightens them. The future is poorly predicted. But why predict something that can be done? Professionals are already rushing to help, everything will be organized.
Writer
Olya and Mitya love each other very much and do not want to live life like "ordinary people". The gray reality and the prospect of turning into ordinary people frightens them. The future is poorly predicted. But why predict something that can be done? Professionals are already rushing to help, everything will be organized.
Director
Olya and Mitya love each other very much and do not want to live life like "ordinary people". The gray reality and the prospect of turning into ordinary people frightens them. The future is poorly predicted. But why predict something that can be done? Professionals are already rushing to help, everything will be organized.
Commissioner
A sad story of love between German soldier Franz and Russian girl Polina.
Editor
A sad story of love between German soldier Franz and Russian girl Polina.
Writer
A sad story of love between German soldier Franz and Russian girl Polina.
Director
A sad story of love between German soldier Franz and Russian girl Polina.
