Slava Tsukerman

Slava Tsukerman

Known for

Directing

Born

March 9, 1940

Birthplace

Moscow, USSR

Died

March 2, 2026 (aged 85)

Biography

Vladislav "Slava" Mendelevich Tsukerman (Russian: Сла́ва (Владисла́в Менделе́вич) Цукерма́н; March 9, 1940 – March 2, 2026) was a Russian film director of Jewish origin. He was born in the Soviet Union and emigrated in 1973 with his wife Nina Kerova to Israel. In 1976 he moved to New York City. He is best known for producing, directing, and writing the screenplay for the 1982 cult film Liquid Sky. He also directed the 2004 documentary Stalin's Wife (about Nadezhda Alliluyeva) and the 2008 film Perestroika. Today, he resides in New York City with his wife and producing partner Nina Kerova.

In the 1960s he studied at the Moscow Institute of Civil Engineering (MISI), where he began creating. T...

Best known work

Liquid Sky
Liquid Sky
1982
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020
Perestroika
Perestroika
2009
Poor Liza
Poor Liza
2000
Stalin's Wife
Stalin's Wife
2005
Liquid Sky Revisited
Liquid Sky Revisited
2017
I Believe in Spring
I Believe in Spring
1962
Vaudeville On Vaudeville
Vaudeville On Vaudeville
1970
A Night for Reflection
A Night for Reflection
1972
Two Months of Work
Two Months of Work
1961

Filmography

  1. 2020

    Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

    as Self

  2. 2017

    Liquid Sky Revisited

    as Self, Writer, Producer, Director

  3. 2009

    Perestroika

    Director, Writer, Producer

  4. 2005

    Stalin's Wife

    Writer, Director, Producer

  5. 2000

    Poor Liza

    Director, Producer

  6. 1982

    Liquid Sky

    Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Director, Producer, Editor

  7. 1972

  8. 1970

  9. 1962

    I Believe in Spring

    Director, Writer

  10. 1961

    Two Months of Work

    Director, Writer

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