Description
1934. Meteorology professor Wangenheim is arrested. In an attempt to protect his daughter Eleonora, the scientist sends home letters filled with stories of an expedition he was supposedly forced to undertake.
About the director:
Alexey Evstigneev
Director. Born in 1987 in Shatura. Graduated from VGIK (workshop of Viktor Lisakovich and Alexey Geleyn, 2020), as well as the University of West Bohemia (Jiří Barta’s animation workshop). Participant in IDFA Talent Campus, Visions du Réel Talent Campus, Fajr IFF Talent Campus. His student documentary The Track (2019) won the Danya Gurevich Award at the Message to Man IFF. The premiere of his graduation project The Golden Buttons took place at Visions du Réel, where it won the jury prize. The film was also awarded the IDFA Talent Award, prizes in Krakow, Winterthur, and other events, and made the longlist for the European Film Academy Awards. In 2022, with Post-Soviet Symphony, he once again participated in the Message to Man’s In Silico competition.