Russian trace

Director: JUNGA SONG
CANADA
2020, 103'

Maya is a former figure skater who, due to personal tragedy, fails her first two attempts at senior international competition. Inspired by her skating idol, Igor Rusky, she decides at the age of thirty, to get back on the ice and pursue her dream of competing once more. As she starts skating again, she is overcome with the painful memories of her past and develops a unique form of visualization, placing Igor Rusky into her old memories to replace pain with inspiration and giving her a chance to pursue her dreams.

Junga Song was born in 1977 in South Korea. Studied Marine, then film at Toronto Film School. In 2005 she started her post-graduate program at Sheridan College, where she wrote and directed several short films, documentaries and music videos. The 8-minute short «Love Recipe» was screened at several major film festivals and was followed by several more shorts. Her first feature film, «Piece of Mind» was completed in 2010.