Grisha
"He felt for the first time in his life that he — not his services,
but he himself — was necessary to another human being."
-Leo Tolstoy, Alyosha the Pot
GRISHA is film based on Leo Tolstoy's brief and utterly profound story about a lowly peasant, his reach for happiness and the fate that befalls him. It is a stirring meditation on confronting the boundaries that shape and define us. Designed as a cinematic experience for both Deaf and hearing audiences, GRISHA incorporates unique forms of movement, signed languages and spoken English, normalizing each mode of communication into a cohesive whole.
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-Starring-
Craig Fogel
Amelia Hensley
Howie Seago
Jackie Roth
With Alexandre Teton
Andrey Tamarchenko
Laurence de Sève
Executive producers Eric Costello and Beth Foley
Producers John Wilkerson and Richard Braun
Written and directed by Ben Stamper
Based on “Alyosha the Pot” by Leo Tolstoy
Director of Artistic Sign Monique Holt
Director of Photography Andrew Michael Ellis
1st AC / Gaffer Jacob Blumberg
Production sound Jon Seale
Producer and Assistant Director Katrina Sorrentino
Production Design Lea Fulton
Art direction Sasha Arutyunova, Jon Seale
Stills and BTS footage Sasha Arutyunova
Sign interpreters Dylan Geil and Michael DeMeo
Production Assistant Alban Stamper
Filmed on location in Burgundy, France
Edited by Ben Stamper
Music by Evelyn Glennie
Grisha: A quiet love story
Written, directed and edited by Ben Stamper
Based on “Alyosha the Pot” by Leo Tolstoy
"He felt for the first time in his life that he — not his services, but he himself — was necessary to another human being." -Leo Tolstoy, Alyosha the Pot
GRISHA is film based on Leo Tolstoy's brief and utterly profound story about a lowly peasant, his reach for happiness and the fate that befalls him. It is a stirring meditation on confronting the boundaries that shape and define us. Designed as a cinematic experience for both Deaf and hearing audiences, GRISHA incorporates unique forms of movement, signed languages and spoken English, normalizing each mode of communication into a cohesive whole.
Music by Evelyn Glennie
Director of Artistic Sign Monique Holt
Director of Photography Andrew Michael Ellis
1st AC / Gaffer Jacob Blumberg
Production sound Jon Seale
Producer and Assistant Director Katrina Sorrentino
Production Design Ben Stamper
Art direction Sasha Arutyunova, Jon Seale
Costume Design Lea Fulton
Stills and BTS footage Sasha Arutyunova
Sign interpreters Dylan Geil and Michael DeMeo
Production Assistant Alban Stamper
Filmed on location in Burgundy, France
-Starring-
Craig Fogel
Amelia Hensley
Howie Seago
Jackie Roth
With Alexandre Teton , Andrey Tamarchenko , Laurence de Sève
Executive producers Eric Costello and Beth Foley
Producers John Wilkerson and Richard Braun