“Outstanding Days”, dir. Artur Grigorev. Russia, 2023, 18 min.
“Aykuo”, dir. Ayaal Adamov. Russia, 2023, 22 min.
“Fur Coat”, dir. Evgeny Vedrov. Russia, 2022, 23 min.
“Winter in Summer”, dir. Sofia Kotova. Russia, 2023, 26 min.
“Nothing Has Disturbed My Sleep”, dir. Gennady Lebedev. Russia, 2023, 15 min.
“The Caucasus”, dir. Lika Yatkovskaya, Elina Belikova. Russia, 2023, 21 min.
Synopsis:
“How strange this love is:
Immense for the mind of a human,
And thus, it has to nestle in a heart, or –
Flutter right above one’s head”.
About the director:
Sofia Kotova is a graduate of Alexander Sokurov’s workshop at the St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television.
Synopsis:
After a painful breakup in February 2022, the protagonist moves into a rented apartment. As he tries not to go crazy, he films his everyday life and the world outside his window while strange things are happening around him.
About the director:
Gennady Lebedev graduated from the general directing lab at the Moscow School of New Cinema.
Synopsis:
An elderly lady goes to the city center to get a gift for her daughter. Near the station square, an expensive-looking fur coat is being touted to her. A devious scam or a miracle?
About the director:
Evgeny Vedrov is a graduate of Dmitry Mamulia’s lab at the Moscow School of New Cinema.
Synopsis:
Sveta arrives to the Caucasus to visit a friend but is left on her own. When she sees Alik, and actor at the local theater, her journey takes on a new meaning.
About the director:
Lika Yatkovskaya graduated from the directing department at the High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors (workshop of Irakli Kvirikadze and Andrei Dobrovolsky) and from the editing lab at the Moscow School of New Cinema.
Elina Belikova graduated from the editing lab at the Moscow School of New Cinema.
Synopsis:
A group of youngsters are having a carefree summer vacation. To make money, they steal phones from wealthy schoolkids, but bitter payback for these happy-go-lucky days is inevitable.
About the director:
Artur Grigorev graduated from Dmitry Mamulia’s lab at the Moscow School of New Cinema.
Synopsis:
A younger sister is a student in St. Petersburg. After receiving news of her older sister’s death, she returns home to a remote Yakut village. A mystical film about the unbreakable bond with the native place.
About the director:
Ayaal Adamov is a graduate of Alexander Sokurov’s workshop at the St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television.