Andrey A. Tarkovsky, son of the legendary Russian director, shares his story of preserving and reinterpreting his father’s transcendent cinematic vision for contemporary audiences. As both archivist and filmmaker, he has devoted decades to safeguarding Andrey Tarkovsky’s artistic legacy. From managing the archives to creating deeply personal documentary tributes that sensitively examine his father’s commitment to long takes, poetic imagery and metaphysical questions, Andrey A. Tarkovsky discusses the challenges of preservation, the responsibility of inheritance, and why the idea of cinema as prayer – as a contemplative, unhurried and transcendental experience – remains relevant in our times.
