Directed, shot and edited by: Jan Jaap Kuiper
Producer, line producer & researcher: Katja Sokolova
2nd camera operator: Nikolay Litvinov
Sound: Jan Jaap Kuiper
Co-producer: Gerhard Stoel
Translations: Thalia Verkade
Music: Deti Khurmy, Uly, Sedmaya Rasa
The Netherlands/Russia 2003
Russian with English subtitles
28 min / PAL DV / Color + B&W / 16:9 (in 4:3 letterbox) / Stereo
A documentary focusing on Moscow's underground music scene. This scene may be hard to find, but is certainly not fast asleep. Ignored by radio stations and record companies, Moscow's neformat ("non-mainstream") bands have managed to combine Russia's singer-songwriter tradition with western underground influences. The result: intense music, honest lyrics and energetic live performances. The documentary NEformat features the Moscow-based bands Uly, Sedmaya Rasa and Deti Khurmy. A unique showcase for a scene known by few outside Russia.