Michael Borodin discusses the shocking true story behind Convenience Store
Filmmaker Interviews and Introductions
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Filmmaker Michael Borodin speaks to Sam Goff about his 2022 feature debut Convenience Store, which is based on the shocking true story of a modern slavery case among Central Asian migrants in Moscow. Michael discusses adapting this harrowing true crime material for the screen, his stylistic approach, and how his own experiences as a precarious migrant in Russia informed his work.
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