Current Student Cinema

Time and place

Wednesday, 25 October 2023 at 19:00

Dom Kino Cinema Center – White Hall: Karavannaya Street, 12

Description

"Voices", dir. Ivan Voroshilov. Russia,documentary, 2022, 19 min., VGIK.
"The Ferryman", dir. Kristina Lebedeva. Russia, documentary, 2022, 18 min., VGIK.
“Dog of Truth”, dir. Maria Ivanova. Russia, feature, 2022, 24 min., VGIK.
“Bebia, Babua, Anzorik, Me and Mom,” dir. Raul Heydarov. Russia, feature, 2022, 29 min., VGIK.
"Anomaly", dir. Alexandra Ozeretskaya. Russia, feature, 2022, 19 min., VGIK.

Dog of Truth

Genres: Feature, Short-length

Director: Maria Ivanova

Year: 2022

Country: Russia

Duration: 24 min.

Description

Annotation:
A rehash of “Ward No. 6”.

Workshop: Vladimir Khotinenko.

About the director:
Maria Ivanova was born in the town of Cherven Bryag in the north of Bulgaria. From 2015 to 2018 she studied Media production at Coventry University, UK. Since 2015 she has been producing short live-action films and documentaries and creating various video content. She has produced and directed films, commercials, TV programmes, as well as acting on stage and in film. In 2019, enrolled at VGIK in the directing department (workshop of Vladimir Khotinenko).

The Ferryman

Genres: Documentary, Short-length

Director: Kristina Lebedeva

Operator: Kristina Lebedeva, Mikhail Andronov

Year: 2023

Country: Russia

Duration: 23 min.

Description

Annotation:
Perevoz is a declining island village situated on the border between Belarus and Russia. Tolik, a boatman helps people reach the neighboring island where a cemetery is situated.

About the director:
Kristina Lebedeva was born in Polotsk, Belarus, in 2002. Graduated from the philological faculty of the Belorussian State University’s Lyceum in 2020; enrolled at VGIK in the directing department, workshop of non-fiction film directing.

Voices

Genres: Documentary, Short-length

Director: Ivan Voroshilov

Year: 2023

Country: Russia

Duration: 18 min.

Description

Annotation:
Ilya becomes a member of a convoy transporting humanitarian aid from his hometown. Faced with the challenge of filming, he opts to document the events through photography, recalling how the Chechen war had deeply affected his mother.

Workshop: Alexei Uchitel and Alexei Geleyn

About the director:
Ivan Voroshilov was born in Essentuki in 2002. While in high school, he won multiple prizes at competitions in economics. Ivan graduated from the mathematics and economics profile of the Higher School of Economics’ Lyceum in Moscow. In 2021 he enrolled at VGIK in the directing department (workshop of Alexei Uchitel and Alexei Geleyn). Ivan took part in a number of film festivals.

Bebia, Babua, Anzorik, Me and Mom

Genres: Feature, Short-length

Director: Raul Heydarov

Operator: Taisiya Spektor (workshop of Igor Klebanov)

Cast: Мехрангиз Гасанова, Константин Бутаев, Зураб Миминошвили, Марат Арутюнян

Year: 2022

Country: Russia

Duration: 29 min.

Description

Annotation:
One day in the life of a Georgian family in Russia.

Workshop: Alexander Kott and Vladimir Kott

About rhe director:
Raul Geydarov was born in 1990 in Krasnodar region, in the village of Akhtyrsky. Following his childhood spent in Georgia, he returned to Russia. Initially, Raul majored in geology. In 2017, he enrolled at VGIK in the directing department (workshop of Alexander Kott and Vladimir Kott).

Anomaly

Genres: Feature, Short-length

Director: Alexandra Ozeretskaya

Year: 2022

Country: Russia

Duration: 19 min.

Description

Annotation:
Ufologist German Pavlovich has devoted his 30 years life to studying the Yushkino anomalous zone, where mysterious figurines of extraterrestrial origin have been discovered. One day, a mysterious visitor claims that the origin of the statuettes is rather different from what the ufologist has always believed.

Workshop: Vadim Abdrashitov and Arkady Sirenko

About the director:
Alexandra Ozeretskaya was born in Moscow. In 2018, she enrolled at VGIK in the directing department (workshop of Vadim Abdrashitov and Arkady Sirenko).