21.10.2025 at 20:10. NC 7: The Three Lives of Boris | Not Karenina, Avrora, Small Hall

Time and place

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 at 20:10

Aurora Cinema Centre – Small Hall: Nevsky prospect, 60

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Description

The Three Lives of Boris

2025, Russia, 38 min., col., language – Russian, full-length documentary
Director: Alisa Tamarova

Not Karenina

2024, Russia, 58 min., col., language – Russian, full-length documentary
Director: Pavel Timofeev

The Three Lives of Boris

Genres: Documentary, Short-length

Director: Alisa Tamarova

Operator: Matvey Astapov, Pavel Gubarev

Screenwriter: Alisa Tamarova

Cast: Boris Uzelevsky

Producer: Polina Kisochkina, Ksenia Tomchuk, Andrey Ivanov

Producer company : SPUFT, Alisa Tamarova

Year: 2025

Country: Russia

Duration: 38 min.

Languages: Russian

Description

World premiere

An amateur philologist strives to share his insights on Bulgakov with the public, despite living a precarious life, sleeping at train stations, and surviving on a meager pension. Undeterred by widespread indifference, he remains determined to make his mark.

About the director:

Alisa Tamarova
Director. Fifth-year student at the St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television, studying under Alexander Markov and Maria Popritsak. Her films The Dream (2022) and Decay (2023) were featured at the Saint Anna Festival. The Three Lives of Boris is her coursework project.

Not Karenina

Genres: Documentary, Full-length

Director: Pavel Timofeev

Operator: Pavel Timofeev

Screenwriter: Pavel Timofeev

Cast: Anastasia Kuimova

Producer: Pavel Timofeev, Sergey Bondarchuk, Alexey Kiselyov

Producer company : Rentavideo

Year: 2024

Country: Russia

Duration: 58 min.

Languages: Russian

Description

World premiere

Nastya lands her first major role in a Moscow theatre, where she’s hailed as a rising star. Yet, behind the scenes, she struggles, living in a dorm, friendless, and at times unable to afford food. As she pours herself into her role, she has little time to visit her dying father. Nastya must confront a difficult question: is her dream of the theatre worth sacrificing her personal life?

About the director:

Pavel Timofeev
Director and screenwriter. Born in 1991 in Moscow. After studying at RUDN, he graduated in 2018 from the High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors (workshop of Vladimir Menshov). His short films have been recognized at domestic and international festivals, including Gorkyfest, Moscow Shorts, and New York Movie Awards. He also directs TV series and commercials. In 2025, his feature debut Swings was released in Russia.