Piter

In the documentary PITER we follow the everyday life of seven inhabitants of Saint Petersburg. While the outward changes in the city since the beginning of the perestroika are so obvious, the unseen changes its citizens have gone through are more far-reaching altogether. The film is a cinematic portrait of Saint Peterburg and seven of her inhabitants during a time of historical transition.

Jessica Gorter and Frank Gorter

The cooperation between brother and sister Gorter started in 1998 when they made the documentary 'Ferryman across the Volga' together. The film premiered at the Dutch Film Festival in Utrecht, won the Prix RTBF at the 'Festival Vidéo Liége International' and was broadcasted by the Dutch and Belgian tv-stations VPRO and RTBF. 'Piter' is the second film they made together. It had it's world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2004.
Jessica Gorter studied documentary and editing at the Dutch Film and Television Academy in Amsterdam. Since then she has worked as an independent filmmaker focusing on post-soviet Russia. She directed and produced several documentaries among which 'No Goods Today','Ferryman across the Volga' and 'Holy Road'. She also directed tv-programs for Dutch television (Human, VPRO) and worked as an editor for various documentaries. Together with her brother Frank Gorter she founded the production company Filimon Film. Frank Gorter graduated in 2002 from the faculty of Art, Media &Technology of the School of the Arts in Utrecht, where he studied composition and Music Technology. He works as a freelance composer for film and commercials and film editor.