Will Heaven Wait?
2019
20 minutes 25 seconds
Produced, Directed, Filmed and Edited by Zhenya Kiperman
Courtesy of The Storm King School
Caught between life and death after a horrible accident, Jake is forced to reexamine the hard
decisions of his entire life. Dedicated to Warren Beatty, the film premiered at New York Short Film Festival.
Drawing Pains
2018
15 minutes 37 seconds
Produced, Directed, Filmed and Edited by Zhenya Kiperman
Courtesy of The Storm King School
Made in 3 weeks on the $77 budget at The Storm King Summer Film School, the movie premiered at The New York Short Film Festival. An artistic teenager. A struggling single mother. A mysterious illness. And the Art Show that helps them open their hearts to each other again.
Nicky Goes to School
2018
40 minutes 57 seconds
Produced, Directed, Filmed and Edited by Zhenya Kiperman
Courtesy of The Storm King School
This unique film made about 100 years ago was discovered by the Storm King School students in the Black Rock Forest. Or so they claim… It is our tribute to film history and our school, celebrating its 150th anniversary.
Take a Hike!
2017
16 minutes 9 seconds
Produced, Directed, Filmed and Edited by Zhenya Kiperman
Courtesy of The Storm King School
Based on real events, the film premiered at the New York Short Film Festival. This is the story of how fear can take hold of emotions, how ignorance can lead to destruction, and how things said can never be taken back.
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
1996
30 minutes
Written, Produced and Directed by Zhenya Kiperman
Based on the Short Story “The Power of Art” by Arkady Khait and Alexander Kurlyandsky
Starring Mikhail Kalinovsky and Zhenya Kiperman
This eccentric comedy is about a naïve psychotic Viewer (Zhenya Kiperman) watching his first “Othello.” Stunned by the tragedy, he goes backstage to kill the villain, Iago, and thus avenge the poor Desdemona. With the Viewer’s knife at his neck, Iago (Mikhail Kalinovsky) begins the performance of his life…
The film was nominated for the Student Academy Award, won several festival awards around the world and appeared on Spanish television.
