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IFF Message to Man > 2025 > International Competition: Short Feature films > The Birches

The Birches

Information about the film

Genres: Feature, Short-length

Director: Maria Kashlachyova-Sergeeva

Operator: Nikita Sergeev

Screenwriter: Maria Kashlachyova-Sergeeva

Cast: Ekaterina Reshetnikova, Tatiana Samarina, Alisa Slepyan

Producer: Nikita Sergeev

Year: 2024

Country: Russia

Duration: 27 min.

Languages: Russian

Description

Olga travels to her native village to visit her mother, with whom she hasn’t spoken in years. Her mother, the village’s “whisperer,” is sought out by those in need of help when all else fails.

About the director:

Maria Kashlachyova-Sergeeva
Director, screenwriter. Born in Berdsk, Novosibirsk Oblast. Graduated in 2022 from the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts, Department of Film and Television Directing, under the mentorship of Boris Gersht and Anna Boguslavskaya. Student directorial works include Silt (2021), The Land Under Snow (2022).

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