Somewhere on the edge of the world, on the periphery of civilisation, people are on the move. Some travel by car, others on foot. They need to get home, but the return home keeps being deferred. At times it is possible only if the protagonist crosses the last border that separates him from the world. It is there that the transformation takes place.
20.10.2026 at 16:00. Open lecture by Nikolai Kovalkov “From Desert to Desert: Trajectories of the Journey in the Films of Oliver Laxe”, St. Petersburg New Cinema School
Time and place
Tuesday,
20 October 2026 at 16:00
St. Petersburg School of New Cinema:
11th Line of Vasilyevsky Island, 66, building 2
Description
An open lecture by Nikolai Kovalkov, film director and head of the St. Petersburg New Cinema School, as part of the In Search of the Transcendent programme. In person at 66 Line 11, Vasilievsky Island, building 2, letter V; also streamed on Zoom. Free admission, advance registration required.
Open Lecture by Nikolai Kovalkov — From Desert to Desert. Trajectories of a Journey in the Films of Oliver Laxe
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