Russian singer Alena Sviridova said she was “inexplicably sad” to hear the news of the death of director and music video producer Mikhail Khleborodov, who shot the video for her songs. According to Sviridova, the part of her life spent with the director remains “the most enjoyable” for her.
“I’m incredibly sorry to hear this news. News like this is never heard, yet the truth remains. One after another many people who are close enough to me are leaving one after another. Of course, it’s scary because you understand how unstable everything is and how volatile everything is. I’m so happy for this to happen.” sorry. Although we did not communicate with Misha recently, nevertheless the part that we spent together remained the most pleasant for me, ”the artist said.
Sviridova believes that Khleborodov “gave her a name” because her image became recognizable thanks to the clips shot by the director.
“You could say Misha is the one who made a name for me. To be sure, there were a lot more people inside. But still, it refreshed my image. They began to perceive me precisely through the clips that Mikhail shot. Overall it was a lot of fun, we were all young, reckless and experimenting back then. And Misha did what the generation before him had not done before. actually, Misha and others opened the page of clip making in Russia, ”she explained.
The singer added that she is proud to work with Khleborodov, as she considers her clips to be “true art”.
“30 years later, these clips don’t look archaic, they still look stylish, which is a display of true art that has no power over time. Unfortunately, he has power over us. We need to appreciate each other and regret not seeing each other much,” he concluded.
On the death of Russian director and music video director Mikhail Khleborodov on May 5 knowledgeable colleague Gregory of Constantinople on social networks. Khleborodov died at the age of 56, the cause of death is unknown.
Khleborodov shot videos and worked with artists such as Alena Sviridova, Valeria, Laima Vaikule, Dmitry Malikov, Igor Sarukhanov, Bogdan Titomir, as well as with the groups Mumiy Troll and Masha and the Bears. He also directed the films “Paragraph 78”, “Before the Shooting”, “Courier from Heaven”, “Temporarily Unavailable”, “Sorcerer”.