OFFICIAL WEBSITE http://www.DrinkTeaOutside.com <br /><br />Yaniko Productions Presents "DRINK TEA OUTSIDE" (2008) <br />Directed by Yan Krupnik <br />Produced by: Yan Krupnik & Andrey Kislitsin --- click more... --><br /><br />The Story: <br /><br />Sasha Polikov (Andrey Kistitsin) is a street performer from Russia, he is free spirited, and unconventional. <br />When he arrived in Canada, he discovered that the cultural clash is much greater than he could have ever foreseen. <br />While falling in love with Maria (Katy Torgovnikov), Sasha attempts to find balance between what he must do and what he wants to do to survive in his new environment. <br /><br />The Making Of The Film: <br /><br />While performing twice a day, 6 days a week, at Cirque Avaia in the summer of 2007 in Niagara Falls, the film crew was simultaneously in production in Toronto for "Drink Tea Outside". The crew consisted of people currently residing in Canada, Russia and Belarus. Since the majority of the crew were performers at the shows, they coordinated stunts, constructed sets, and designed most of the wardrobe themselves. It was shot in over 30 locations, 3 cities and features 14 original soundtracks created for the film in Canada and Russia. <br /><br />Film premiere screenings were held in Toronto (Canada) and Novosibirsk (Russia). <br />66 min.
