The Magic Scissors

cross-cultural muscal dialogue

This movie was created in 2017-2018 by an amateur-professional team from Barysaŭ and was shown exclusively by alive screenings of the Žydovačka kapelye.

The soundtrack for the online version of the film was developed and recorded by musicians of the Belarusian post-folk community in 2023-2024 with the help of Alevtina Parland the klezmer tutor. The main repertoire of the film is Yiddish melodies recorded in the 20th century by Sofia Magid and Zusman Kisselgoff from Jewish musicians from Belarus and on the territory of Belarus, as well as Belarusian reflections on Jewish folk songs recorded by local researchers Ina Nazina, Mykola Kozenka and others.

AWARDS

Best Feature Film,
Bulbamovie Festival, Warsaw, 2024

Best Soundtrack and Special Jury Mention:
“To the creators of the film Magic Scissors. For the dedicated work of collecting, preserving, and reviving a lost part of our heritage — the culture of Belarusian Jewry — and through it, for expanding and enriching Belarusian identity”,
Belarusian Film Critics Award “Red Heather”, Warsaw, 2026

Best comedy film
Cine Paris Film Festival, Paris, 2026