Slava Tsukerman

Vladislav "Slava" Tsukerman (Russian: Сла́ва (Владисла́в Менделе́вич) Цукерма́н; born March 9, 1940) is a Russian film director of Jewish origin.[1] 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.[2] He also directed the 2004 documentary Stalin's Wife (about Nadezhda Alliluyeva) and the 2008 film Perestroika.[3] Today, he resides in New York City with his wife and producing partner Nina Kerova.

Slava Tsukerman
Slava Tsukerman and Anne Carlisle at a screening of Liquid Sky at the Quad Cinema, New York City, in 2017
Born	(1940-03-09) March 9, 1940 Russian SFSR
Occupation	Film director

In 2014 in an interview with The Awl it was confirmed by Tsukerman, a Liquid Sky sequel, Liquid Sky 2, was in the works.[4] Lead actress Anne Carlisle would be returning in the sequel in the role of Margaret.[4]

In the 1960's he studied at the Moscow Institute of Civil Engineering (MISI), where he began creating. Tsukerman made his first film at 21 years of age, titled I Believe In Spring. It was the first independent short fiction film in Soviet history. It won first prize at the All-Union Festival of Amateur Films in Moscow.[5] It went on to win a prize at the Montreal Film Festival. In the 1970's he immigrated to Israel and worked for Israeli television. There, he filmed a documentary titled Once Upon A Time There Were Russians in Jerusalem. The film won Best Documentary and Best Director at The World Television Film Festival in Hollywood.