Soviet-era hypnotist Kashpirovskiy featured at Ji.hlava doc fest

A documentary at the Ji.hlava film festival this week focuses on Anatoly Kashpirovskiy, a Soviet-era mass hypnosis artist who captivated TV audiences inside the Eastern bloc during the 1980s. Kashpirovskiy was a trained medical doctor, and his bizarre public performances drew attention at a time when Western audiences were focused on Mikhail Gorbachev. The film highlights how such alternative media figures captured the imagination of viewers in the Soviet world.

What other forgotten TV phenomena from closed societies deserve a documentary?

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