Olivier Gabersek
Documentaries
The snows of Kamchatka
Documentaries of 52mn and 100mn - 2010
Between sky and sea, captured by winter, a distant land of fire slumbers gently under a thick blanket of snow ...
On the borders of Russia, on the Kamchatka Peninsula, when the harsh winter sets in, a handful of men keen on adventure and the great outdoors organize an extreme race with sled dogs every year.
The crossing of breathtaking landscapes at the rate of long and exhausting stages, will take you on an adventure rich in adventures, rage to win in the face of difficulties, choice of abandonment and finally joy after each victory.
Transrussia
Documentaries of 52mn and 100mn - 2009
The colorful adventure of Igor, Journalist by profession, traversing Russia from west to east is to be seen by all those who would like to better understand what Russia is today.
His quest: to cross his country alone to write a book on what has changed since the fall of communism.
On board his 1997 Lada "Jigouli", the emblematic car of Russia at the time, he set off to explore this immense country, rich in its cultural, identity and geographic diversity. Only he will be able more easily to meet the inhabitants and forge relationships that will enrich his story.
This adventure from Moscow to Vladivostok will take him over 11,000 kilometers.
"Kurentovanje", a Slovenian folklore
52mn documentary - 2007
Directed by Olivier Gabersek and Jean-Charles Fouché
At the beginning of each month of February, the "Kurents" come out of their hiding places and get busy with their tasks both in the towns and in the countryside. They are covered with a white, gray or black sheepskin fleece, the hairs of which can reach thirty centimeters in length. Arched by a belt made up of five large bells, they move like beautiful devils to make them ring. While their staff, surmounted by a hedgehog's skin, twirls in all directions in order to scare the spirits of winter away, they strive to awaken the geniuses of Fertility who herald spring. Through these legendary creatures, you will discover a facet of Slovenian culture rooted in still little-known European myths.