My parents are from
My parents are from the former Soviet Union, from Ukraine, and I grew up wanting to be a professional hockey player. Gabe Polsky
Gabe Polsky
What I found interesting
What I found interesting about Slava Fetisov was that he went through three different generations of Soviet hockey. In the late 70’s, he experienced the Miracle on Ice, and then in the 80’s became with his teammates the Russian Five, the most dominant team in the history of hockey, and then helped bring down the … Read more
I don’t want to
I don’t want to get into being too hockey centered, but I just felt like the late 70’s and 80’s into the 90’s was the right time period to tell the story. Gabe Polsky
I’m American and I
I’m American and I wanted my friend and people to see ‘ Red Army’ . I didn’t want it to be a film for Russia, although I did show it there and they absolutely loved it. Gabe Polsky
When people do something
When people do something extraordinarily well, it’s self-evident. It could be art. It could be a circus, whatever it is, where people are doing incredible things. It’s self-evident. You know that it’s beautiful. You know that it’s very difficult, but it looks easy. Gabe Polsky
If people see North
If people see North American hockey and they see violence and brutality and it’s not so interesting, that sends a message too about your culture. Gabe Polsky
People think, sports delivers
People think, sports delivers a message. It’s not just about winning and losing, although that’s important. It’s about other things, too. It demonstrates how it can say certain things about your culture and your society. Gabe Polsky
Growing up, I didn’t
Growing up, I didn’t know very much about my heritage and the Soviet Union and things of that nature. But when I saw the Soviet Union play hockey for the first time, to me, it was profound. Gabe Polsky
I found a lot
I found a lot of stuff that’s never been seen before. That was the goal: to not use cliché Cold War footage but give people a sense of the place and setting. It’s a field you still need. At first it was a lot of fun, and then later it became a little bit intimidating. … Read more
If you’re a skilled
If you’re a skilled player, you want to use your skill, not just hit the puck. Gabe Polsky