As far as unconvincing arguments go, The Russian Woodpecker is as sleek as they come. Chad Gracia’s documentary resonates with creativity, suspense and intrigue as it explores doubts and suspicions ...

Chad Gracia’s documentary takes Russian artist Fedor Alexandrovich as its spirit guide into a labyrinthine conspiracy involving Chernobyl, secret military technology and the Maidan uprising By Leslie ...

Earlier this year director Chad Gracia won the Sundance Grand Jury Award for World Documentary. It was deserved. The film is among the best and most original movies of the new century. Yet as someone ...

On July 4th, 1976, as Americans celebrated the country’s bicentennial with beer and bottle rockets, a strong signal began disrupting shortwave, maritime, aeronautical, and telecommunications signals ...

Fedor Alexandrovich looks and acts the part of a modern-day mystic. He has a wild beard and hairdo and speaks energetically about the ghosts of the past and artistic synergy, in English with a ...

Director Chad Gracia and protagonist Fedor Alexandrovich recently sat down with Matt Holzman from KCRW to discuss their documentary “The Russian Woodpecker” for IDA’s screening series. This interview ...

The documentary “The Russian Woodpecker” is provocative, spooky and just a little nutty. Director and co-editor Chad Gracia combines Soviet history, a revolutionary hypothesis, tales of nuclear ...

For those still fascinated by the tragedy of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, don’t miss a special screening of an acclaimed new documentary, “The Russian Woodpecker,” which tells the story of Fedor ...

Can’t wait to check out 'The Russian Woodpecker' on any device? Below, you’ll find platforms and services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can pick what works best for you. In ...

On July 4th, 1976, as Americans celebrated the country’s bicentennial with beer and bottle rockets, a strong signal began disrupting shortwave, maritime, aeronautical, and telecommunications signals ...

Young, eccentric Ukrainian artist Fedor Alexandrovich was just four years old when the Chernobyl disaster struck, but the event had a profound effect on him. In seeking to learn more about what ...