Sophia Laure Biography

The second year in Almaty is the shooting of the detective series "Special Doctor" about children with Down syndrome. This is a full -fledged game series, in which children with developmental features play along with famous actors. Inessa Tsoi-Schlapak recorded the impressions of the actors and director Sofia Viral about the shooting in this amazing project. Inessa Tsoi-Shkhpak on November 1, we already talked about this series as part of a review of inclusive projects in Almaty.

The first series was shot in the year, which is now participating in festival competitions. Throughout the year there were filming the remaining series. The director and screenwriter of the film Sofia Vascrat, together with her husband Sergei Perminov, work on the film and raise their daughter Marta. Martha is one of the actresses of the series, she is 11 years old and she has a Down syndrome.

Martha is not the only actress with the features of development: Sofia gathered on the set of children completely different in temperament with Down syndrome to show that they, like any other children, can be kind and hooligan - and this is normal. In her interview, Sofia talked about why this project is so important for her. Sofia Vicen: “The first is the interaction of adult actors with the guys.

This is incredibly touching. Of course, I really want our film to be successful, it was shown everywhere, but even if this does not happen, then just for the sake of this interaction of adult actors with the guys it was worth starting everything. I will give a couple of examples with Aziz Beishenaliev. When he played a paired scene with Anechka, a teenager with Down syndrome, he did it with the following respect: “Here you are as a partner helped me a lot, you did a very important thing.” And he led it, on the one hand, like a teacher, and on the other hand, on an equal footing.

Or, for example, when our other young actor Damir was supposed to sing the anthem of Kazakhstan in the plot, and could not do this during summer filming: he was simply scared of cameras and a large number of people. I rewrote the script and included this scene in October filming. And so that the scene does not break again, Aziz helped us: “I will stand opposite you.

You will sing for me. " And when the second double was needed, he was also able to persuade him. And all these moments of interaction for me are completely magical and most vivid impressions of filming. The second important point is to show children with the features of development and their families, that everything is possible. All the guys who starred in our series now want to become actors.

And someone will really be able to become an actor or actress in the future. Although this is not even the point, but that they have a specific dream and understanding of the profession, some certain hobbies. And the parents saw that this is all real - their children cope very cool and do everything as it should. By the end of the filming, the guys understood the whole process and acted as professional actors - they went to the points, followed all the instructions and worked perfectly and with great joy.

” According to Sofia’s stories, difficulties in the process of filming arose not only with children-actors, which was expected, since all the children starred in the cinema for the first time. Some adults and experienced actors had to literally convince to participate in the project. The motives for doubt were different. For example, Olga Landina has past experience in interaction with children with developmental features.

Sofia Vicen: “Olya Landina told me that in the theater they played a New Year's performance for children. And so they go to the Christmas tree and see that they have many, many children with different features of development, someone in strollers. And the actors understand that all the jokes and the interactive they have prepared are unlikely to pass. And they barely restrained tears, no one warned them that there would be such children, but they need to play.

And this story is actually about the fact that people are afraid of a clash with such people, because no one explains to them how to interact. Therefore, such situations arise. And in a good way, each person, not only the actor, should be ready to meet with such children and people-to know what kind of diagnosis, because of which, how to communicate and so on. It is important to treat this as part of life.

Because of her previous experience, Olya resisted very much, said that her empathy turned on when she sees such children, she painfully and insanely sorry for them. She told how, after that New Year's performance, she and other actors roared in the make -up artist. And for me it was a matter of the principle to prove to her that the experience of communication with special children can be completely different than Olya had before.

This, of course, besides the fact that I really wanted her to star with us, because Olga is an amazing artist. It was important for me to break this stereotype, against which I struggle with all my strength. And I began to tell her in contrast about our children and explain: “Understand that all these children are happier than you, I and others many times - they are the impudent, happiest people in the world whom everyone loves, licks and all allow.

They are such charms and hem. Come and look yourself. ” And as soon as she met with my daughter, the March hung on her and began to say: “You are a beauty!And Olya sees that this is a completely dash and relaxed child who is absolutely not causing pity. And then she saw the rest of the actors, her partner on the shooting of Anechka, and there was also no question of pity.

Naturally, she immediately realized that there was fun, cool and there is no negative emotions and could not be. ” Olandina herself said the following about her impressions after filming in the Special Doctor: “There were doubts. From the experience of previous meetings with special children. For me, this experience was an injury - I cried for a very long time. Therefore, when Sonya suggested that I act, I immediately said that she was not quite ready for such a partnership, because I was not sure that my psyche would withstand.

But Sonya somehow managed to convince me that these children are "happy, arrogant and satisfied as elephants." Before the first meeting, I, to be honest, thought out to escape, but met Martha and relaxed. I did not feel problems on the set of the set. I had an excellent partner Anechka. By the end of the filming, there was a feeling that I have known these children all my life.

You can learn their views on the world - they are beautiful, open, kind “Velcro”. In the photo: Olga Landina and Anya at the other theater and cinema actress, Karina Volkova, there were doubts of a different kind before filming in the series. Sofia Vybri initially negotiated her from the position of “just a director”, not mentioning that Martha also had Down syndrome. Sofia Vimit says: “When we just started with Karina negotiations on shooting, she defeated me with the question:“ And what good children will receive from these filming?

And then I realized that I needed to lay out the cards on the table, and I said that the mother of a special girl herself and that the children are eager to act - for them this is a huge experience, creative development and they want it. ” In the photograph: Aziz Beishenaliev and Karina Volkova herself Karina Volkova recalls his filming in the series “Special Doctor”: “In fact, before these filming I always thought that it was very difficult from an emotional point of view - to act with special children, and that my entire experience and empathy would be required to find contact.

But in reality, everything turned out to be much easier, because indeed every person is unique. It turned out that it is supercomfort to work with them because they are honest and straightforward. They are not trying to be someone to please, and they always say what they think on the site was a constant feeling of warmth, I began to miss the guys when there was a break in the shooting, because they are really very lively, give a lot of emotions and, being next to them, understand some things, including about your life.

For example, that everything is much simpler than we often think up-just smile, approach and hug, if you want, as our children-actors did on the set. They, by their example, showed that we are all different and the same at the same time. We all have some uniqueness, and it does not depend on the diagnosis or experience. ” In her interview, Sofia spoke about her impressions of work with Karina: “This new generation is not only actors, but in general summer guys, completely different.

They, it seems to me, have a very strong sense of social responsibility. In Karina, I initially felt such fears that "this is a huge responsibility, and suddenly something is wrong-I can’t handle it, I will offend the child or not understand the child, I will not be able to enter into communication." But then, when she first came to the site and saw the guys - it was the complete love.

She interacted great with Arlan and Damir not only during the filming, but also in breaks. Another actress with Dowun, Anechka, Karina was a sister according to the script. And Ani has such a thing, not because it is special, it seems to me that many children have it. It is difficult for her to play quarrel scenes when someone screams or scolds someone. And we have a scene where the sisters swear, and Anechka begins to swear and just cry and say: “I would never say that to my sister.” And that’s all - she cannot survive it, for her this reality.

She directly enters there.

And it was terribly touching, as Karina stood with her, hugged, explained to her, right in her language: “Anechka, we play, we are actresses. In fact, we love each other very much. I love you". And such an interaction is very warm, sincere, understanding from two sides - of course, it is worth a lot. ” But there were also those who came to the site without filming experience. For example, the Laura Erkebulan, popular on Instagram and Tick-Toke, who shoots funny videos on the topic of the hospital and decree.

The director of the series Sofia Vakriya accidentally saw her realties and decided that Laura would be ideal for one of the roles: “I wanted not an actress from the theater for this role, but an artistic person who would play a little or her invented image.” As it turned out in the end with Laura, although it was not possible to convince her immediately. Laura Yerkebulan: “Everything was much more complicated with me, because I was from another city, Semey, and I have no acting education to play the cinema.Therefore, I fought back for a long time - I was just very afraid to let the team down.

It is one thing when I am a blogger and take myself away, another thing when a whole team shoots you. I worried that I could not, I will forget the text. But then, when they gave me the script and I found out that special children are being removed, the opinion has changed. I thought: "Children will be able to play special, but I will refuse." Therefore, I overcame all my fears and came to the set.