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An intimate voyage, an ode to daily routine and an evocative litany to clarify our perception of unknown everyday lives of 30 Siberian people and their issues.

Based on Soviet technicolor melodramas from the 1950s the film recreates the macabre choreographies of poststalinism. Everybody is spying on everybody else. Nobody is sure anymore how their sweetheart looks like.

The chronicle of the events of 2019 in the student media The Vyshka, whose editorial staff wrote loud texts, held planning meetings, went to rallies and reported from court hearings. But, more importantly, the film chronicles the confrontation between Russia's largest student media: from the outbreak of conflicts with the administration of the Higher School of Economics to the deprivation of the status of a student organization. He also talks about the change in editorial management, the difficulties in the development of an independent media and why The Vyshka is so much more than working chats.

Thirty years ago Soviet citizens woke up and saw Swan Lake on TV. A putsch began in the USSR: part of the party elite removed President Mikhail Gorbachev from power. The GKChP members tried to tighten the screws and take away freedom from the media. The journalists then fought the censorship and won. In 2021, the profession of a journalist in Russia will be called prohibited: dozens of people will become “foreign agents” and will be forced to leave Russia, and many independent media will recognize them as “undesirable”.

The film "Taxi Drivers" is the story of three Dushanbe natives who earn their living driving a taxi. Two of them are migrants – one turns the steering wheel in Moscow, the other in New York, and the third is engaged in hauling at home.

From the permafrost of the North to the thirty-degree heat of Adler, a train carries residents of the polar Urengoy to the Black Sea through 4,500 kilometers of Russian expanses. In the cramped space of a reserved carriage, in six days, fellow passengers - either by the will of the highest authority, or by chance of dropped tickets — will become the closest people in this tiny space for some time.

The story of one salvation, confirming that every creature has a chance for a happy life - no matter what you look like and what your diagnosis is.

Two women faced different housing problems. One lives in a barrack, where all ceilings have rotted and the ceiling is about to collapse - but the house is not considered emergency. Across the road is another quarter. In it - strong houses, walls in four bricks. But they should be demolished. One of the residents does not agree to move. She intends to fight for her house to the end. The film is about how, in modern urban policy, profit increasingly begins to prevail over logic and justice.

This film records the vast public response to the early death of Vera Kholodnaya, the first star of Russian cinema.

The film is based on observations of the life of society on the scale of the preparation and celebration of the New Year. The fairy tale captures society, plunging into vivid illusions. People enter the circle of unlimited consumption in the store, or rather, gifts, food, jewelry. Preparations for the New Year and the hustle and bustle alienate people from the reality that they will have to face at the festive table.

The film is about the life of a "cheerful milkman", a Native American living and working in Siberia.

Documentary on the interdependence of the world of the living and the dead, and 'the infernal influence on the thoughts and actions of living people.

This film is intended to show that theater exists in everyday life, and art is not only available to the elite. In 1984, director Aleksandr Kuprin created the theatrical composition "December 21" and created a theater group to implement it. The first production took place in the attic of the Palace of Culture of the Moscow Electric Lamp Factory, and then the director of the palace, Aleksandr Vainshtein, brought the performance to legal venues. This film is an interweaving of fiction and documentary and a brief history of Russia.

A film representing a stroll through St. Petersburg. Captured by a broken frame composition, deserted streets, frozen city infrastructure, stone embankments, pigeons in parks, dandelions breaking through the pavements, aberrations of color and light evoke an increasing sense of unease. Ambient sounds—random conversations, city noises, and a track composed by Mexican sound artist Enrique Arriaga—merge with the visuals, making the film a direct speech of a human/camera/witness about what clearly audible in the actual urban space.

In this film the author (Pavel Grinyov) talks about the gaming console Dendy, which was very popular in the Russian Federation in the 90 years of the late 20th century. In particular, the film is explained in detail about how there was also covered by the game console in Russia and pirate games, which have been distributed. Dendy had a logo in the form of a gray elephant, a curse word in this context means low-quality pirated games.

The film tells about the work of an outstanding Russian archaeologist, head of the Department of Art and Archaeology of the Ancient World of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, keeper of the Trojan Collection from the excavations of Heinrich Schliemann, head of the Bosporan archaeological expedition Vladimir Petrovich Tolstikov and his team.

Mukhtar Baysangurov is a restorer of medieval historical architectural monuments of the Alan people. The work of restorers involves daily meticulous labor and a sense of connection to the centuries-old history preserved in stone, which they literally touch with their hands, as well as interesting stories by the campfire while preparing a smoky fish soup. For these passionate individuals, restoration has long ceased to be just a profession; it has become a lifelong dedication.

The film is dedicated to the dramatic fate of cosmonaut Grigory Nelyubov. He was the second understudy of Yuri Gagarin, had a certificate of cosmonaut number 3. But he never flew into space. Moreover, after the forced separation from the cosmonaut corps, Nelyubov's life was tragically cut short.

This is a journey into the microcosm, into the world of flowers and insects, into the world that is under our feet, once again telling us that nature remains the greatest master of special effects… We will see that plants, just like us, struggle, feel, see, and even seem to hear. Let's understand that insects, frogs, spiders are all with their own character, and their life is just as eventful as ours. There is a whole cosmos under our feet! And we all draw strength from the same source…

The film tells about the actress of the theater "Nedoslov" Daria Katidi – a disabled child, with congenital absolute deafness. Born in Omsk, in a family of deaf parents, she was able to overcome all the prohibitions and obstacles and become a leading actress of the capital theater.

Moscow has become a home and stage for artists from all over the world. Music in this city sounds without stopping: a cosmopolitan Venezuelan who settled in Moscow is preparing the presentation of the album of his band – an important event of the underground rock scene. A Chinese pianist from the Conservatory, who is in love with Rachmaninoff, is preparing for a serious exam. American and Kazakh are experimenting with formats and looking for a listener among the neighbors in the entrance, inviting them to an apartment party. The Cuban ensemble once again takes to the stage of the restaurant with national songs and dances. A Ghanaian drummer plays with a gospel choir at a Protestant service. Each of them exists in its own small worlds, accessible to the listener; and these worlds make up the musical landscape of Moscow.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is going to be elected to this post for the sixth time in a row at the August 9 elections.

The two teenagers meet every day to skate, walk and share their experiences with each other. But another walk unnoticed by friends turns into a journey far beyond the city in search of a new experience. The soundtrack of this atmospheric film features the music of one of the most Russian contemporary electronic Russian artists Buttechno.

Documentary Web-Series about the amateur football team of the Babushkinsky district of Moscow "Egrisi".

After a ten-year absence, Victoria arrives in her native Budenovsk. Her relatives and the fresh grave of her recently deceased sister are waiting there.

Nobody has canceled the golden goosebumps. Where are they from? The film is a reflection on the nature of voice, the essence of creative pursuits and the origins of musical destiny.

He dedicated sculpture all his life. But today he sculpts the figures of his neighbors in a nursing home, as lonely as he is. Every day, observing around himself the extinction of the life and suffering of the elderly, he creates realistic images in his works that compel empathy and cause sympathy.

The history of the Ulyanovsk Region's formation since 1943. A chronicle. Unique archival footage of factories, the construction of the Lenin Memorial, and the Venets Hotel.

A documentary elegy about the last days of summer turning into autumn, and about people in a state of transition. They are still enjoying the last day of summer, but they know that autumn has already arrived. Childhood is about to end, the prime of life will fade, old age will turn into decrepitude. But there is this endless day of pure happiness.

A film about the modern generation of girls for whom aggression has become the norm. Fights sell well on the Internet, provoking teenagers. They themselves are poorly aware of how this could end and in what kind of world their children will live.

A film about children that live in an orphanage in Russia.

Actress Irina Tereshenkova lives in the M. G. Savina House of Veterans of the Stage in St. Petersburg. More than 30 years ago, her theatrical career came to an abrupt end: at the age of 48, she left the theater. The Leningrad Lensovet Theatre, where she served for almost a quarter of a century with the great theatre director Igor Vladimirov, playing in line with the great actress Alice Freundlich. Fate has prepared many blows for her, but the love of life and the ability to never give up unfold life circumstances in a completely unexpected way.

The story of a small Russian town and the people who live there. The film’s protagonists range in age from nine to 90 years old, and each has their own experience of survival in challenging conditions. They are united by their desire to see good in the world, their hope for a miracle – and Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel “A Hundred Years of Solitude”.

A film about soldiers who have been to war. About military friendship and the Afghan syndrome.

Life in the provinces is a special world, a special way of life, a special relationship that is different from that in the big cities. Everyone here knows each other, and almost everything about each other. Everything here is like under a magnifying glass. The patriarchal way of life has changed little in recent years with technical progress. The old and the new. Everything here that is ugly bulges out with a vengeance, but the good things also do not go unnoticed. This film is a parable: a story about Russia, about the customs that prevail in the modern village.

Sasha is a bartender of one of the bars in Moscow. She designs and organizes the party herself. This night is dedicated to the 2000s and the MTV era.

Zhgon, matras, pimokats - those who rolled (rolled) felt boots all over Russia called themselves differently. They communicated in their secret languages and kept the craft secret. The authors of the film tried to eavesdrop on secret dialects and spy on the secrets of the craftsmanship of the remaining handicraftsmen, who to this day burn and tumble in their little washrooms.

Three artists rented an apartment in Altufevo and began to create modern art right on the street of the sleeping area.

On New Year's Eve, the ambulance service and the trauma department of the Torzhok hospital have a lot of work to do. Someone fried cutlets for the festive table and burned himself, someone broke his leg, someone had a sixth birth, and someone just got drunk and fell right under the wheels of a passing car, the daughter beat the old mother, and the man has all the signs of a heart attack, but he refuses to be hospitalized, hoping for a Russian " maybe»... People argue, shout, cry, resist. And only under anesthesia they calm down and fall silent. Anesthesia as a metaphor of modern life, it is as if scattered and in the air. We hear it in the president's congratulatory New Year's speech, and we also calm down... And only the ambulance starts the engine and rushes to the next call.

Sanyok is an ordinary teacher in a school for difficult teenagers. Children study in it, to whom life has left almost no chance. Their parents are most often drug addicts and alcoholics. In their 10-15 years, these children have seen many terrible things. Fighting with a tough bureaucratic system, Sanyok builds special, trusting relationships with them. So close that sometimes it seems like he is one of them. The fates of the guys develop in different ways, but even if they manage to save the life of at least one, Sanya will consider that he did not live his life in vain.

An unusual group sets sail from St. Petersburg to Finland. The crew, which consists of vision-impaired people and people with normal eyesight, learns to work together in order to successfully complete their undertaking. The observational documentary shows the crew’s first contact with the boat, which is done by touch, and then follows their daily routine while at sea. The disinterested camera records a reality that overcomes our prejudices regarding the helplessness of blind people. The problem-free journey gives the sailors space for new sensations. Excerpts from the ship’s log show us aspects of the mission – i.e., the transformation of oneself that can change the world.

A film about a film where a film was made, but the lead actress vanished from celluloid.

A lost newsreel with a self-evident title. One of the first films made on the territory of modern Belarus.

Using the example of Georgia, the film's authors explore various historical and contemporary events related to Russia's aggressive foreign policy with respect to neighboring (and not only!) countries, trying to understand their causes and answer difficult questions. What is the fundamental difference between the Russian world and Western civilization? What were and are the methods and tools of Russian politics? What influence does foreign policy have on domestic, in particular, on a person’s position, his fundamental rights and freedoms?

A documentary with fully AI-translated voices. Amid post-mobilization Russia Nov 2022, a man navigates personal and collective trauma, Soviet nostalgia, and decolonization discourse. His journey spans Petersburg's underground-from bars to the memorials.

I didn't communicate with him during all my life, but it seemed like I had a communication with mom. And now I am dealing with the courts for simply being their daughter. How can I call you: father or dad? Just want to answer this question...

The documentary film "Avdeev. Open Space" tells about the life and professional path of the Hero of Russia, cosmonaut Sergei Vasilyevich Avdeev. He has completed 3 flights and 10 spacewalks. Until 2005, it was Sergey Avdeev who held the world record for total stay in orbit – more than 747 days, which is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records.

Ordinary life in a run-of-the-mill Moscow suburb. Roads, pedestrians, dogs, cars. Everything is so ordinary that suddenly, at some point, it seems like magic appears.

The ex-Soviet mining town Pyramiden, built on the archipelago of Svalbard, stopped functioning in the late 1980s and was finally deserted in 1998, leaving behind a number of empty residential buildings, an abandoned library, and a desolate cultural center that all together form a ghostly memory of life from the socialist past. Svalbard, historically known as no-man’s land, was used for mining natural resources during the Soviet era. As a result, the natural environment of the area has been altered. After the Soviet Union collapsed however, Svalbard—one of the northernmost places in the world’—has metamorphosed again and become a destination for researchers, escapists and adventurous passersby. In this film, Ieva Epnere performatively presents four human stories about the present state of this spectral place that both implicitly and explicitly reveal previously forgotten non-human worlds.

A film-memoir about the first honest conversation between an adult daughter and the father with whom she had never had a close relationship. Several days after the meeting, her father vanishes without trace once more, this time forever.

Dina Loskutova, a person with severe disability, moves from a psycho-neurological boarding school to the House in the wild, where she can live with other people with disabilities and developmental disorders, in the village of Razdolye among ordinary people. How does their life, about the joys and trials of the first years of free life, this film tells.

Four chapters about the children of the night, about owls. From these series we will find out who we call owls, which of them live in Russia, which in Africa, we will get acquainted with the habits of these birds and how they raise their chicks. And also find out if owls are smart. In the film, a scientific experiment is conducted on the presence of cognitive abilities in owl birds.

In the maternity hospital, Sergei Panteleev was classified as a "non-resident", his parents refused him, and it seemed that his biography ended before it began. But he survived, did not disappear either in an orphanage or in a neuropsychiatric boarding house. Moreover, at the age of 30, he became the master of his fate, the owner of a one-room apartment and a human rights activist ... He calls himself a "tenacious man".