The Passion of Igor Savitsky

Igor Vitalievich Savitsky (1915-1984) is a legendary figure. As a young artist, he moved from Moscow to the deserts of Central Asia, where his passion for finding ancient treasures and his appreciation for the avant-garde led to the creation of one of the world's most unique art collections.
This film was released to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth. The filmmakers followed in Savitsky's footsteps, visiting Moscow, Tashkent, Nukus, different areas of Karakalpakstan where locals shared their memories of this remarkable man.
In addition to Savitsky himself, the film features the works of other artists he had "saved", including Nikolai Karakhan, Mikhail Kurzin, Alexander Nikolaev (Usto Mumin), Ural Tansykbaev, Reuven Mazel, Pavel Benkov, Victor Ufimtsev, Nadejda Borova, Vladimir Lysenko etc.
Savitsky's family members, as well as his successor Marinika Babanazarova, Alvina Shpade, who was Savitsky's colleague and companion, sculptor Zholdasbek Kuttymuratov, Irina Antonova, the president of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, and others, recall and speak about the life of Savitsky and the artists whose works were part of his unique collection.

• General Producer: Rustam Suleymanov
• Written and Directed by: Ali Khamraev
• Cameraman: Alex Khamraev
• Film Editors (Montage): Dina Eliseeva, Alex Khamraev
• Narrated by: Andrey Smirnov
• Editor (Script&Content): Leyli Khamraeva
• Music Editor: Gulya Tashbaeva
• Sound Designer: Yuri Pavlyukov
• Computer graphics: Sergey Garms
• Chief Consultant: Marinika Babanazarova
• Consultants: Alvina Shpade, Aigul Pirnazarova, Rashid Matchanov, Muzaffara Ishanova
• Executive producers: Gulzada Nechayeva, Rustam Ibragimov, Ekaterina Antonovskaya

The following organizations and institutions were involved in the production of the film:
- The Marjani Foundation
- The Savitsky State Museum of Arts
- The State Museum of Oriental Art
- The State Tretyakov Gallery
- The Russian State Documentary Film & Photo Archive
- The Central Archive of Cinema, Photo- and Phonodocuments of the Republic of Uzbekistan
- The Karakalpakkino Film-Studio
- The Shod Studio (Tashkent)
- The Cross Studio (Milan)