In 1956, Tarkovsky directed his first student short film, The Killers, from a short story of Ernest Hemingway.
ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks, tɑːɹkˈɑːvski dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd hɪz fˈɜːst stˈuːdənt ʃˈɔːɹt fˈɪlm, ðə kˈɪlɚz, fɹʌm ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt stˈoːɹi ʌv ˈɜːnɪst hˈɛmɪŋwˌeɪ.