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Artem & Eva

Artem loves Yulia, Yulia loves Artem. They recently graduated from school, moved to Moscow and began an independent life. In search of part-time jobs, Artem comes up with the idea of creating another image from Yulia - Eva Elfie - and making an amateur video for Pornhub. Suddenly, the video becomes popular, Eva gets more and more job offers, and Artem becomes the boyfriend and producer of a world celebrity. The heroes seem to fall into the "American dream", but in their personal lives there are more and more problems and doubts.

Artem & Eva

7.4 2023
Lenechka

Leonid Desyatnikov is the most played Russian composer of today. Unparalleled, his music is performed all over the world from the Bolshoi Theatre and Paris’s Opéra Garnier to Milan’s La Scala and New York’s Carnegie Hall. While he usually shuns publicity, this time, he will open up to share some of his innermost thoughts. From the genius’s weekday routine and musings to the bold premiere involving the iconic conductor Teodor Currentzis, this movie is an attempt at unraveling the enigma that is the paradox of the composer’s music and persona.

Lenechka

NR 2023
Anonymous Telegram

Over the past year, the anonymous segment of Telegram has been hit by a wave of arrests of deanonymized authors and owners of anonymous channels. Most of the cases involved extortion of money in return for non-publication of information discrediting honor and dignity. In the research film, famous victims of fakes, representatives of major publications, administrators of popular Telegram channels and people involved in the search and de-anonymization of authors who have violated the law, spoke about the importance of freedom on the web, the price of anonymity, fakes and other threats hidden in the anonymous "cart".

Anonymous Telegram

NR 2023
Andrey Konchalovsky’s Cinema Odyssey

The film “Andrey Konchalovsky’s Cinema Odyssey” is a tribute to the creative path of one of our outstanding contemporaries, Andrey Konchalovsky, spanning from his debut film, “The Boy and the Dove”, which was immediately invited to the Venice International Film Festival, to the present day. The documentary features notable figures who starred in the master’s films, from Sergei Shakurov to Tom Holtz, from Inna Churikova to Irina Kupchenko. Dividing his work into ‘periods’ — classical, American, and the perestroika era — Konchalovsky, with the help of the cinema, embarks on a cinematic journey akin to Odysseus, ultimately returning to his own ‘Penelope’: Moscow.

Andrey Konchalovsky’s Cinema Odyssey

NR 2023
A History of Russian Cinema. The Birth of the Myth.

A two part documentary about the first five decades of Russian cinema: from its birth to 1953 - the death of Stalin and the first seedlings of the thaw. The film covers the most important milestones of cinema. Its introduction as a lowbrow entertainment, the impact of WWI and revolutions on the film process. The principal masters - Kuleshov, Vertov, Eisenstein - and their discoveries in film language at the turn of the 1920-30s. The arrival of sound. The evacuation of the Soviet film industry during WWII and the heroic work of the wartime documentary crews. Restricted film production and early signs of the thaw in the late 1940s - early 1950s. Film historians and art critics, directors and screenwriters put the history of cinema in a broader context, considering the path that the country took from Tsarist Russia to the totalitarian state under the rule of Stalin.

A History of Russian Cinema. The Birth of the Myth.

NR 2023
The Holy Archipelago

This is a large-scale canvass depicting life in the Solovetsky monastery. What does the spiritual life of man signify? what is religious tradition and how does it relate to the modern world? how does faith influence human life? the solovetsky islands are a milestone in the spiritual geography of russia. they are marked by spiritual, historical, cultural events which have a profound bearing on the national memory. located on the outskirts of russia, the archipelago was destined to become one of the powerful symbols of the russian spirit. the movie looks at the deeper meaning of existence, faith, hope and love.

The Holy Archipelago

NR 2023
Rumble in the Twilight of Moscow

The 90s were a twilight time for the Moscow industrial: no one understood what would happen next, whether this scene would remain in the underground or occupy its niche in the mainstream. The heroes of Alyona Mikhailova's film are fearless experimenters with an impressive set of instruments, from scrap iron found in a landfill and homemade sound machines to analog synthesizers. They were united by the desire to sound, and to sound loud. The echo of this rumble is in the memories of musicians and eyewitnesses, gathered together for the first time on the screen.

Rumble in the Twilight of Moscow

NR 2023
Still Free

A film must confront the world in which it is made, but also the one in which it is shown. When Vadim Kostrov accompanied young couple Katya and Kostya to a nearby lake, and filmed them with the directness for which he is known, he couldn’t foresee the political implications of these images. At the time Kostya was about to join the Russian military – a decision he came to regret later on. It’s breathtaking to witness the film’s playful innocence, while at the same time measuring every word against the destructive nature of war – yet the film outlines more than a political parable: Kostrov reflectively turns towards the few hours of light in the face of an impending darkness, which linger too briefly.

Still Free

NR 2023
The Architect. The Story of Alexey German and His Films

A story about the creative biography of Alexei German Sr. through the prism of his latest film - It's Hard to Be a God. Many shots from the shooting are published for the first time. Herman did not belong to any school or direction of cinema. Working on his films, he turned to the images of Brueghel and Bosch. Herman's hyperreality is saturated with details so that the viewer is cramped there. His method required such painstaking work that he made only five films in his life - and the last one did not finish. What was this method?

The Architect. The Story of Alexey German and His Films

NR 2023
Up, Down

In the early 90s, a company of young artists discovered the possibilities of video. Unlike film, which was expensive and required complex development, the video could be viewed immediately. Before that, in the history of mankind, it was impossible to get your copy (media copy) so quickly. They filmed everything in a row: their art events, parties, just life. Sometimes they became the heroes of TV reports, so that their lives and destinies are intertwined in the media space with what is happening in the country and the world, creating an endless meta film. This is the story of the Great Digital Revolution of the 90s, which forever changed our heroes and the whole world.

Up, Down

NR 2023
Potapov@Doc

Sergey Potapov is one of the founders of the "wave of Yakut cinema". Serge is a man of legend, some consider him a genius of the Arctic ethnomodern, others attribute to him the scandalous fame of the "Yakut Tarantino". Potapov becomes a guide for St. Petersburg residents through the "inner country of Sakha" inhabited by the spirits of the Olonkho epic. At the end of June, the Sakha Republic celebrates the national holiday Ysyakh — Yakut New Year, a symbol of rebirth and abundance. The ancient ritual coincides with the birthday of the main character — and this is just one of the keys to unraveling the Yakut master, who saddles the currents of reality.

Potapov@Doc

NR 2023
Business People

There are unique people in small towns and villages of Russia who, despite the circumstances, are trying to improve the life around them. They are arranged this way: someone fills a skating rink in the yard after work and teaches children to play hockey, someone does not let local crafts and cultural traditions die, someone brings up foster children, and someone saves lonely elders. The participants of the film project are different in age and nationality, they have different professions and life circumstances, they are surrounded by different environments – from the extreme tundra to a small town. But one thing unites them - they change the world around them.

Business People

NR 2023
Piblokto

On the coast of the Arctic Ocean of Chukotka live people cut off from the world. Their life revolves around hunting walruses and whales and protecting villages from bears coming from the tundra. This turns the film into a reflection on death. Marine animals become the food of people, animal leftovers are used to feed arctic foxes on a fur farm, human cemeteries become prey for bears. It seems that all the inhabitants of these places are involved in the cycle of food and death. The film departs from the usual rhythmic structure of cinema, being built on the principle of a shamanic ritual, a meaning-forming event for northern peoples.

Piblokto

NR 2023
Portrait of the Artist on a Historical Background

The story presented to the viewer is both the story of Lenfilm, the most difficult period of his life, and the story of the Lenfilm artist Viktor Ivanov, who preserved human dignity and the history of our country in difficult conditions. The time in which Victor lived and worked was not easy: perestroika with its illusions and disappointments. One of the foundations of the film is Vitya's latest work, the cartoon "Sirin", which became his kind of message, a story about his time. The film also features numerous chronicle materials and interviews with famous St. Petersburg cinematographers.

Portrait of the Artist on a Historical Background

NR 2023
Appointment

Viktor Ryzhakov takes charge of the Sovremennik theatre after the death of Galina Volchek, who led the troupe for almost half a century and enjoyed absolute authority. For the theatre’s first new production, the new artistic director chooses a play about a family whose members have ceased to understand each other. While working on the play, the director and actors become more and more like the characters in the future production, and find it increasingly difficult to find mutual understanding within their “theatrical family.”

Appointment

NR 2023
Mikhail Gorsheniov. The Legend of the King and Jester

The documentary about Mikhail Gorshenev, the leader of the group "The King and the Fool", was created over the course of four years. The film is released 10 years after Pot's death and in the year of the 35th anniversary of the band's existence. The film tells in detail and fascinatingly about the childhood and youth of the leader of the "King and the Fool", the moment of the founding of the group and all stages of the musical collective. The punks started with rehearsals at Gorshka's mom's apartment in a residential area of Leningrad, then slowly conquered the underground scene of the city, and towards the end of the 1990s they became known throughout Russia and confidently assembled giant stadiums. Today, when the "King and the Fool" has been gone for 10 years, the band's fans are just as loyal and numerous, and the band's hits are still playing on the country's radio stations. There is no doubt that the punk rock band has left a huge mark on the history of modern music in Russia.

Mikhail Gorsheniov. The Legend of the King and Jester

7.0 2023
Heroes of Sports with Belogolovtsev

Outstanding Russian athletes share the secrets of the path to success in their professional careers. Who do the legends of Russian sports consider their idols? Which teammate is the best player? How to properly manage large fees and have time to devote time to family and friends? How can we maintain a positive atmosphere in the national team and what is the importance of charity in sports? Presenter Sergey Belogorodtsev asks these and many other questions to Russian champions who have received worldwide recognition. A series of candid and fascinating interviews for fans of different sports.

Heroes of Sports with Belogolovtsev

NR 2023