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The story of the Museum of Industrial Culture and its founder, Lev Naumovich, is a chronicle of disappearance. A museum where visitors could touch the past was destroyed for the sake of meaningless urban infrastructure. Before our eyes, not only hangars collapsed, but also decades of personal memory, passion, and love for objects that connected generations.
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Director: Anton Afanasyev
Lev Naumovich Zheleznikov
Founder of the Museum of Industrial Culture. He devoted his life to preserving history by rescuing the everyday objects that connect generations.
For decades, Lev collected more than objects from everyday Soviet life — he collected human stories. There were no display cases in his museum, and visitors were encouraged to touch the exhibits. Here, the past was not presented as a static exhibition, but lived on as a shared and tangible memory.
The Museum of Industrial Culture
More than a museum, it was a living archive of everyday life. From children's toys to vintage automobiles, thousands of objects preserved the memory of an era in ways no history book ever could.
The Museum During Its Demolition
The Collection
Thousands of everyday objects — from kitchen utensils to vintage automobiles and artifacts from the space age — told the story of a country through the lives of ordinary people.
Featured Contributor
Jean-Hubert Martin
French curator, former Director of the Centre Pompidou, and curator of numerous international exhibitions.
During his visit to the Museum of Industrial Culture, renowned French curator Jean-Hubert Martin explored its unique collection and met its founder, Lev Naumovich. In the film, he shares his perspective on the museum's cultural significance and reflects on the vital role that independent initiatives like this play in preserving memory and cultural heritage.
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Director
Anton Afanasyev
LEV is his feature-length directorial debut. For five years, Anton observed the life of the Museum of Industrial Culture, unaware that he was witnessing the disappearance of an entire world. Today, he continues to work on independent documentary projects dedicated to memory, cultural heritage, and human stories.
Support the Film
To complete the post-production of LEV and prepare the film for its international festival journey,
we are seeking the support of:
  • $10 000
    Executive Partner
  • $5 000
    Official Partner
  • $2 000
    Film Partner
  • $1 000
    Patron
How Your Support Will Be Used
LEV has already been filmed. Over the course of several years, more than one hundred hours of footage were captured, preserving unique stories, archival moments, and the final days of the Museum of Industrial Culture.

The project is now in its final stage — post-production.

Your support will help us complete the film and prepare it for international festival screenings and worldwide audiences.

Your contribution will support:

Editing

Crafting the final cut of the film by shaping over one hundred hours of footage into a compelling narrative with a clear dramatic structure.


Color Grading

Creating a cohesive visual language by professionally grading footage filmed over several years using different cameras and formats.


Sound Post-Production

Dialogue restoration, sound design, mixing, mastering, voice-over recording, and music integration to create the film's final cinematic soundtrack.


Translation & Subtitles

Producing professional English subtitles to ensure the film is accessible to international audiences and eligible for major film festivals.


DCP Mastering

Creating a professional Digital Cinema Package (DCP) — the industry-standard format required by cinemas and most international film festivals.


Festival Distribution

Festival submission fees, preparation of screening materials, and promotion of the film to programmers, curators, distributors, and international industry professionals.


Promotional Materials

Producing the official trailer, poster, website, press kit, and other materials required to present the film to audiences, partners, and festivals.

To discuss partnership opportunities or support the film, please get in touch.
+7 747 3171808
lev.film@mail.ru
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