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Vodka Empire: Prologue

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Dan Edelstyn's epic new documentary series How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire. A chance discovery of his grandmother's diaries leads Dan to discover that he is heir to a vodka factory. Can he revive the family brand by importing the drink into the UK? And how will a novice cope in the cut-throat world of big business? Watch the story unravel, exclusively on Babelgum.

How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire is destined to become a full-length feature film scheduled for broadcast in the UK on More4 in 2011.
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Vodka Empire: Ep 2 A Lesson in Family History
Following a chance discovery of his grandmother's diaries, Dan Edelstyn discovers he is heir to a vodka factory in the Ukraine and sets about becoming a 21st-century vodka baron. In the second episode of this epic new series, Dan interviews his family to find out more about their history.

How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire is destined to become a full-length feature film scheduled for broadcast in the UK on More4 in 2011.
02:36
Vodka Empire: Ep 3 What Kind of Damaged Individual?
Following a chance discovery of his grandmother's diaries, Dan Edelstyn discovers he is heir to a vodka factory in the Ukraine and sets about becoming a 21st-century vodka baron. In the third episode of this epic new series, Dan tells us a little more about himself.

How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire is destined to become a full-length feature film scheduled for broadcast in the UK on More4 in 2011.
03:36
Vodka Empire: Ep 9 London Empire Begins
Dan is back in London and has decided to launch his own vodka empire. This episode is dedicated to rigorous research and development, as Dan shares vodka with a huge list of family and friends, with mixed reviews. He ends up launching it at the East End Film Festival and then takes a stand at Distil - the UK's biggest spirits fair.

How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire is destined to become a full-length feature film scheduled for broadcast in the UK on More4 in 2011.
03:49
Vodka Empire: Ep 6 Heart of the Story / Middle of...
Dan journeys out to the estate. He discovers the sugar factory but it's been dismantled - having closed five years earlier. Is this the climax of his journey? He can't even get in and have a look round.

How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire is destined to become a full-length feature film scheduled for broadcast in the UK on More4 in 2011.
05:05
Vodka Empire: Ep 10 From Launching to Lurching -...
After the launch: Dan has attracted some serious potential investors / business partners. He meets them on the roof of his producer Christo's office and they talk business. After the great meeting: Dan and Hilary dance the night away but the next morning they are in for a shock - the investors have already pulled out. Dan is angry and vouches that "we should own this 100%".

How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire is destined to become a full-length feature film scheduled for broadcast in the UK on More4 in 2011.
05:42
Vodka Empire: Ep 14 The Suited Messiah
It turns out that much of Dan's problem with the villagers boils down to an image issue - his new adviser Andy Kuzik encourages him to turn over a new leaf and effectively become 'the suited messiah'.

How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire is destined to become a full-length feature film scheduled for broadcast in the UK on More4 in 2011.
04:19
Vodka Empire: Ep 15 A Recipe for Success?
After reaching enlightenment in the laboratory - where Dan discovers the secrets of his ancestors he expects to set the alcohol world alight with a recipe from God.

How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire is destined to become a full-length feature film scheduled for broadcast in the UK on More4 in 2011.
03:15
Vodka Empire: Ep 13 Up and Down in Douboviazovka
Dan's return to his ancestral village is far from triumphant. The fantasy that he would be carried through the streets amidst delighted fanfare is swiftly shattered as he is almost run out of town. He wonders whether he should keep on with the whole adventure at all.

How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire is destined to become a full-length feature film scheduled for broadcast in the UK on More4 in 2011.
06:48
Vodka Empire: Ep 12 From the Depths of Ukraine to...
After pitching the film at the Channel 4 British Documentary Foundation's "Good Pitch", Dan and Christo go to visit ad agency Saatchi and Saatchi. Here they are met with huge enthusiasm for the project - but Dan wonders whether they will actually do anything concrete.

How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire is destined to become a full-length feature film scheduled for broadcast in the UK on More4 in 2011.
04:45
Vodka Empire: Ep 11 Baltic Bravado
The low point of the investors dropping out sparks a plan: why not fly out to Riga and meet with film producer Christo Hird against a stark post-Communist background? The meeting is revealing in that Christo feels that the investors have dropped out because the business looks unpromising - and he reveals that success of launching the brand does not equate to success at making the film. For the first time the goals of Dan and Christo are not the same! In the middle of the episode there is a sudden Vodka Club commercial.

How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire is destined to become a full-length feature film scheduled for broadcast in the UK on More4 in 2011.
 

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