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A poignant documentary about the ideological conflict of generations. The artist Diana opposes the war, but lives with her grandmother, who hates America and proves that Crimea is ours, and special services are on duty at the entrance.

In 2023, the 100th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Soviet singer Mikhail Pavlovich Ryba. In the 50s and 60s of the XX century in the USSR, his voice boomed in films, from radios and from the stage. The life and work of Mikhail Ryba is a snapshot of the key events of the 20th century. The singer with a unique, inimitable voice has always been at the forefront of current events. His voice resonated in the soul of a child and an adult, a sophisticated listener and a simple worker. It was the Voice of a generation, the Voice of an era.

The film "Whose family will the sun look into" is about the amazing mother Margot and her son Umeda. Umed has Down syndrome, but watching his life, hardly anyone can call him disabled. He is a participant and winner of Russian and international swimming competitions, a soloist of the inclusive musical orchestra "Sunny Notes", a faithful assistant to his mother in all household matters and, most importantly, a young active guy with serious, real dreams and plans for life.

Is happiness related to lifestyle? Is it available to everyone? And what does it even mean to be happy? The film explores this issue together with the Buddhist teacher Geshe Jump Tinley.

The heroine of the film, astronomer Natalia Gorynya, who has been watching the stars for fifty years, goes to the Caucasian Mountain Observatory, talking along the way about life, astronomy and the biggest mystery in the universe…

The film is dedicated to the story of children who spent most of their lives under the shelling and ruins of the cities of Donbass, as well as doctors, teachers, psychologists and foster parents, builders, military personnel and all volunteers who work daily to help children overcome stress and fears, return childhood stolen by the war and gain faith in a happy future.

Boars are the keyhole to the authentic male world. Let's see?

After a few months of of continuous stay at sea, from frequent overexertion fatigue and something else, I feel the limit of my capabilities and the capabilities of my colleagues.

A young guy with mental disabilities leaves his mother, who took away his pension. In search of housing, work and legal assistance, he turns to friends and familiar charitable organizations. He tries to resolve issues on his own, but all this almost leads him to a life on the street. Thanks to determination and faith in himself, he goes to the dream that he will someday find his place. Will he be able to cope with all the problems on his own?

The film tells about modern youth and their attitude to the Great Patriotic War. The protagonist comes from a Russian city to a Belarusian village, where, together with a friend, he finds out how his great-grandfather ended up in a German concentration camp as a child. The difficult village life, joint work and rest, rafting down the river in search of a village burned by the Nazis unite the friendship of the guys even more. Memories of living participants of past events reveal to friends the secrets of the past, which can no longer be read in history books.

In order to fly only a few tens of seconds, these people are ready to climb the mountain for hours. And they think their efforts are worth it. Wingsuit, a wing of a special design, allows you to plunge into the world of complete freedom for at least a short time, to feel like birds. Base jumping also gives a slightly less thrill – this is what skydiving from fixed objects is called. However, this freedom is deceptive, and sometimes its price is prohibitively high.

About the activities of volunteers in the capital.

Scientists break into the international information field every now and then, announcing the imminent transformation of the reality we know, the formation of the "world of the future": rats with electrodes implanted in the brain, lunar probes, artificial intelligence that has learned to predict accidents, and other joys. However, everything that sounds inspiring to some is frightening to others. After all, the notorious cyberpunk, which we are used to seeing in video games, is, of course, fine, but only as long as we are separated from it by a gamepad.

How the postcovid syndrome manifests itself, and what will help to cope with it, are told by people who have felt the effects of the insidious virus.

A documentary about what alcohol does to us. Is there a legal alcohol limit and how do people live with addiction?

The base camp at the foot of Mount Everest is a place for strong men. They leave their family and business at home and focus on climbing. Each of them will have to prepare for two months to conquer the main peak of the world. Such men, usually wealthy, are hunted by women under the guise of climbing a peak. One of these girls will keep a diary of conquering, but not Everest, but men.

Sergeу has been traveling through 22 countries for 2 years. He met with pleasant and dangerous acquaintances, funny and tragic situations, love story, despair and joy. This is a story about finding yourself and your place, about growing up, courage, freedom and a strong unstoppable stream of life.

Documentary films have the amazing ability to present reality, even when the authors wanted to create propaganda. This was the case with “Triumph of the Will of Leni Riefenstahl”, and with less talented documentarians who filmed the Stalinist trials and the “happy life” of the Gulag. We don’t think that this film has exaggerated claims... But this film is certainly a valuable video evidence of the tragedy that came with the war in Ukraine. Below we publish the author's summary of the film:

What is childhood made of? A cliff, a river, snowfall, a grandmother, a crow on a fence, all these images, bypassing our still fragile consciousness, penetrate us and determine our future life. And the one who manages not to lose all this, but to retain and preserve it, gains a chance for immortality. And nothing less is worth living for.

Memories are the only thing that remains about the past. But a person often remembers the sad moments of his life, because a certain turning point happens in them. However, memories can be supplemented by a recorded chronicle or photographs. This documented memories can diverge from the ones left in your head. What if they differ too much? Does any of this turn out to be a lie?

The film is about the treatment of depression in a psychiatric hospital adjacent to a prison in Russia. The main character becomes a patient, but while in the hospital, she begins to immerse herself in the problems and mental disorders of other patients. Her new friend is a 39-year-old woman, Asya, who jumped from the 12th floor after her husband abandoned her. Every evening, the main character and Asya collect puzzles in the hope that one day they will be cured of mental illness. Asya talks about her life, which she hardly remembers, and subtly tries to ask her new friend how to hang herself. Meanwhile, the main character secretly records life inside the hospital on the webcam of her computer and phone: recording the procedures and experiences of patients like herself.

The film "Generation of Bison" is a documentary drama, somewhat similar in plot to the film "Nine Days of One Year" by M. Romm, probably the most famous feature film about Soviet atomic scientists. There are also 9 stories in it, each corresponding to the stage of preparation and construction of the First nuclear power plant, the announcer is just as restrained and laconic, the plot is just as dramatic. At the same time, each story from the film "Generation of Bison" is a short story about the peculiarities of the life of young scientists, their attitude to each other, their interests and feelings. This is told by the participants of the events themselves – living witnesses of the era.

Irakli Kvirikadze is an outstanding, internationally recognized screenwriter and director. He has changed his ninth decade, but lives the life of a very young man: he travels, brings up a preschooler son and helps his wife, artist and director Tom Stenko, in his work. The family spends most of their time in Goa, and it was there that Irakli, a brilliant storyteller, found time to share the amazing stories of his life.

A film about a village with the poetic name Svetlana, which is located two hours from St. Petersburg. It was built by volunteers more than twenty-five years ago for people with disabilities of physical and mental development, doomed to special psycho-neurological boarding schools of a closed type. Many of them, before they got to the village, could not connect even two words, they sat at home, within four walls. Svetlana avoids the words "disabled" or "sick", preferring to call such people "guys". They do not do miraculous healings and special trainings here, the diagnosis is not important here. Here the children simply create the conditions for a normal human life. Healthy and sick communicate on an equal footing, work together, put on performances and run a joint household. Disabled people do not feel sick and flawed. Everyone is equal here. The shooting of the film lasted about 13 years.

The main character of the film is Alexey Avdeev, a well–known artist in the Far East, a member of the Union of Artists of Russia, the author of hundreds of canvases and a participant in dozens of exhibitions in Russia and abroad. The artist now defines his main mission in life in short – to teach people to see the beautiful. According to the master, there was a time when he fussed, ran, tried to grab more.

The documentary "The Fate of Man" is about veterans of the Great Patriotic War.

Chopped and mixed materials of summer '23 shot on 8mm, 16fps. Sunny, rainy and grainy. Digital edit. /Camera test.

During the First World War, a battalion of Russian soldiers was sent to France to assist in combat operations. To this day, the French honor the memory of Russian soldiers.

In 1933, the Technofilm film studio was located on Melnichnaya Street in house number four, which has been known as Lennauchfilm for 80 years of its creative activity. It had another name, Leningrad United Film Studio, which it received on March 30, 1942. It was then, in the square of the shelling on Melnichnaya Street, the cinematographers of the Leningrad United Film Studio were able to realize the great idea – to capture the whole truth about the blockade. In the spring of 1942, the footage of the defending city formed into the film "Leningrad in the Struggle", which showed the world an unprecedented tragedy in the history of mankind and the unparalleled steadfastness and heroism of the city-front.

In the late 80s, Rudolf Nureyev acquired the island of Li Galli in southern Italy, near Amalfi. Rudolf dreamed of creating a world ballet center here for young ballet talents. But this dream failed to come true...

Filmmakers are reaching out to veterans to share their stories with the younger generation. The stories of what gave hope will be included in the film and thus remain imprinted for future generations.

Andrey and Mikhail got acquainted with modern dance in the 90s in Ufa. They devoted their lives to art. They both speak in the language of dance about love, about tragedy and about the performance they are going to put on.

In the darkest time for the faith, Patriarch Tikhon managed not only to resist the revolutionary government, not only to stay with the people and help those in need when the church itself was subjected to unprecedented persecution, but also to stop the split of the church. What was Patriarch Tikhon like?

The documentary drama tells about the tragedy that occurred during the occupation in our city in 1942, when the fascist invaders destroyed 214 disabled children suffering from bone tuberculosis.

A story about the fates of military personnel and civilian specialists who participated in the Afghan war.

Aglaya's father left the family when she was twelve. 28 years later, his daughter invites him on a trip to Georgia to learn together about the origins of their family. Everyone keeps their own audio travel diary to get to know not only their roots, but also each other.

Letnyaya Zolotitsa is a village situated along the shores of the White Sea, approximately 180 kilometers from Arkhangelsk. During winter, access to the village is limited to snowmobiles or, alternatively, by air using an old An-2 aircraft. Ilya Ikonnikov, the head of the Letnyaya Zolotitsa landing site, assumes multiple roles, serving as an air traffic controller, airfield watchman, cashier, loader, and stoker—all in one. He travels to the village from his hometown of Onega as part of his duty. Ikonnikov, a former journalist and poet, finds less recognition and congratulations in his aviation work than the personalized epitaphs he crafts. However, he considers the "An-2 service" a calling passed down from his grandfather and father.

The Semipalatinsk testing site is a terrifying place that has served as a place for the most horrific weapons of mass destruction ever devised by humanity - nuclear bombs - for a consecutive 40-year period. The Soviet Union's leading scientists and researchers conducted extensive studies on the impact of nuclear weapons on urban areas. They constructed simulated towns, complete with real buildings and even metro stations, to observe and assess the aftermath. These dedicated researchers identified the zones where immediate death would occur, areas where survival was possible but would result in blindness, and regions where individuals would live, but their offspring would suffer from mutations for years to come. They conducted experiments and meticulously analyzed the outcomes, and yet, judging by its current state, it appears as though the entire project was abandoned without a care.

The film tells about the life and work of Russia's first professional film director Peter Chardynin.

In 2015, in Donbass, an officer of the Vostok battalion, Vladislav Shinkar, lost both legs in battle.

Dr. Sergey Pyzhyanov, a doctor of biological sciences and professor, has dedicated his entire life to studying birds on Lake Baikal. During the summer, you won't find the professor at home – he heads to the islands to do the routine work of an ornithologist, which includes counting nests, birds, and collecting materials for laboratory analysis. The professor looks hopefully to the future, aiming to continue his work with both birds and students.

Makar Kurilov is one of the Yukaghir people, the ancient inhabitants of northeastern Siberia. After working as a reindeer herder in a state farm for thirty years, Makar decides to drastically change his destiny -– he becomes the leader of an ethnic group, teaching traditional dances and singing to the children.

A hearing-impaired coach conducts classes in sports knife fighting. For the coach, this is not only martial arts. He walks the path of learning the limit of his abilities in order to understand how to fight on an equal footing with a superior opponent. Not to let them anywhere near to avoid them hurting you, or to allow rapprochement. Does this mean making vulnerable not only the opponent, but also yourself?

Lisa is a playful and energetic girl of six who enjoys carelessness and a warm summer in the small village of Kyn.

Mom and dad were brought up in an orphanage. Now they are 50 years old, and a great desire for life does not leave them to this day. This is a love story of mother and father, through which the director could actually see his parents.

They were born in the village of Dolomite, lived on neighboring streets. Together they went to the first grade, together graduated from the tenth. He entered the flight school, she entered the architectural institute. After studying, he was assigned to Kirov, she followed him. He was flying, she devoted herself to the Dymkovo toys.

The film is about "maroon berets", soldiers of the special forces "Vyatich", who serve in Chechnya. About war, about peace and about how shaky the border separates these concepts from each other in the minds of people in the North Caucasus.

The protagonist of the film lives in the former capital of barge haulers, the city of Rybinsk. His values in life can be summed up in a phrase from The Beatles song "Nothing's gonna change my world". The rules of life of the "last hippie of the USSR" and his political principles against the backdrop of the everyday life of a small Volga city and the holidays of a large country.

The reserved seat carriages of the train, trees flicker outside the window, they are replaced by waves and the sea, the roar of the engine, the serpentine. He and she. Kobuleti, Georgia, hospitable people and difficult relationships against the backdrop of measured local life.

After the death of their father, the sisters are trying to save their apiary, but it is not easy for them to abandon the constant memories of the creator of the family business – their recently deceased father.

A film about life at the intersection of scientific, spiritual and everyday life. Like a drop of water, this film seeks to collect and convey the meanings that everyone finds for himself, in his heart, in his sincere quest and in his exceptional experience.

A film about soloists of the Mariinsky Theater Diana Vishneva and Farukh Ruzimatov.

The film is dedicated to a Russian peasant woman-artist Lyubov Mikhailovna Maikova. At the age of 79, Lyubov Mikhailovna began to paint with watercolors, and soon painted with paints. She created more than 150 paintings.

The protagonists of the film are ordinary provincials, they enthusiastically talk about "valor, glory, love", they know how to dream and create around that amazing environment that encourages creativity. For example, one of the protagonists is trying to build an airplane in order to be able to look at his native Pyshma from the sky.

The film is dedicated to the outstanding Russian engineer, inventor, scientist Vladimir Shukhov. Under his leadership, about 500 bridges were designed and built, the first oil pipeline in Russia, the Kievsky railway station in Moscow. The callsigns of the first Soviet radio station, and later the first television programs, were transmitted from antennas installed on the Shabolovskaya radio tower in Moscow, built according to Shukhov's design. In Samarkand, after the earthquake, a beautiful monument of medieval architecture, the minaret of the Ulugbek Madrasah, was restored according to his project. 63 years of engineering work, and more than ten projects completed each year.