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Two young teachers in search of happiness decide to change their lives dramatically. One runs away from a working village to a metropolis, the other, on the contrary, seeks solitude and leaves the noisy capital for a village. The girls have only three months of summer vacation to make a decision and take a decisive step. Will they go against their family, friends, their fears? Will they become happy?

A documentary about the phenomenon of the Brother duology and its place in the country's cultural code. Directors Anna and Grigory Selyanov explore Balabanov's legacy, rare archives, and routes from Moscow to New York to understand how these films united several generations of Russians.

Alexey Trantsev and Alexey Mutin lost their arms as a result of electrical injury. Years later, they have mastered bionic prostheses and currently handle the everyday tasks well. The only thing that is sorely lacking is the ability to feel with their hands - to feel warmth, cold, water, or to sense the beloved girl by touch. To address this need, scientists are developing a sensing system for prosthetic hands. Will they be able to create artificial sensations and what is behind the scientific discoveries?

This film is not about the concert. It’s about how it’s made. The artists, the choir, the orchestra, the sound, the light, the movement. Almost everything that happens behind the scenes of the laboratory. Our documentary film about LAB — for you.

From Istanbul, feminist Anastasia Polozkova probes Russia's post-2022 assault on reproductive rights. In calls with activists, doctors and researchers in Russia/exile, Turkish and Kurdish feminists, she asks: ban in law, or in practice?

"Closing" is a film almanac made up of nine verses. Instead of a rap beat, there is beer, rain, a beach, a zoo, random conversations, and a city that lives its own life. These are not stories with a beginning and an end, but statements written into the rhythm of the festival, where cinema becomes a way to be together and a way to be alone. Any almanac is a film cypher: everyone goes to the microphone, says their piece, and leaves, leaving room for someone else. "Closing" is exactly that: a collection of voices in which you can hear laughter, fatigue, love, and meaninglessness. This is a film about how cinema closes the day and opens the night.

In terms of language concentration and the number of ethnic groups per unit of area, Dagestan ranks first in the world. It is the only place on Earth where, within an area of 50,000 km², around 120 nationalities live, speaking 60 languages. For centuries, representatives of different religions and ethnic groups have lived here, and despite their close proximity, all have preserved their national identity, hold their traditions in sacred regard, and carefully preserve their cultural heritage.

Frank accounts from eyewitnesses — a former police officer who worked with “night butterflies,” a Soviet prostitute, and a catering worker with over a hundred romantic stories behind her — are intertwined with analysis from experts such as historian Lev Lurye, sociologist Elena Zdravomyslova, and sex blogger Arina Kholina. They help the viewer better understand how the legacy of the Soviet era is reflected in the intimate lives of people today.

A film about film scholar and cultural expert Kirill Razlogov, featuring his final, previously unpublished interview, rare archival materials, and exclusive photos from his family's personal archive, as well as a custom animation narrated by the subject's voice, illustrating his memoirs.

About the vanishing, unique culture of Pinega, often carried by a single person for tens of kilometers. Seven chapters—seven stories about a world quietly disappearing, taking with it the voices, customs, and memories of an entire era.

Under the guidance of an experienced artist, the young performer will perfect one of his compositions and record it for the GAZGOLDER label. It is also the story of the formation of talent and the documented path of development of an aspiring artist — from finding himself to performing live with Basta.

Historical facts, evidence from the Russian Orthodox Church, forensic and graphological examinations, as well as the opinions of specialists from various fields who have studied the life of Saint Theodore of Tomsk and Emperor Alexander I the Blessed.

A documentary about the creation of Anna Asti's stadium concert.

Viktor Gladyshev's childhood was cruelly interrupted by the war when he was eight years old. His memories, told in adulthood to a modern girl, Varya, create a powerful emotional bridge between generations.

Nastya lands her first major role in a Moscow theatre, where she’s hailed as a rising star. Yet, behind the scenes, she struggles, living in a dorm, friendless, and at times unable to afford food. As she pours herself into her role, she has little time to visit her dying father. Nastya must confront a difficult question: is her dream of the theatre worth sacrificing her personal life?

In the music world the outstanding pianist Alexander Toradze (1952–2022) is also known as Lexo, as he was often called by his relatives, friends, and colleagues. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatoire in 1977. In the 1980’s, he emigrated to the USA, taught at Indiana University, and later launched his own piano studio. Toradze was a brilliant interpreter of the works of Shostakovich, Mussorgsky, Scryabin, and Stravinsky. The recordings of Prokofiev’s concertos performed by Alexander Toradze with the Mariinsky Theater Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev are considered a gold standard. The pianist also appeared frequently with leading orchestras of Europe and the USA.

After the war began, memorial plaques bearing the names of victims of repression started being torn down far more often than before. The Last Address project didn’t have the resources to keep up with the vandalism. A group of activists stepped in: they began making temporary cardboard plaques and set out to track down those responsible.

They came to Donbass from different countries in search of truth. And they stayed on for the sake of those whose voices were not heard. Dialogues about war and duty, a long search for meaning amidst the ruins, working with tragic footage. This is a film about those for whom Donbass has become a refuge of truth.

Just as a tree cannot grow without roots, so a person cannot exist without traditions. "Guardians of Tradition" is a kaleidoscope of films woven from the unique customs of the peoples of Dagestan, who lovingly preserve the cultural and spiritual heritage of their ancestors and pass this knowledge on to the next generation.

A film about the life and work of the "paper architect" Ivan Leonidov.

A film about Pavel Kushnir — a musician who refused to compromise, in art or in conscience. A “great little man,” as his friends describe him, Pavel played sublime music for two elderly women in an empty community hall with the same devotion he would have brought to Carnegie Hall. He wrote extraordinary novels and dared to protest, fully aware of the consequences. In 2024, Pavel Kushnir died in a prison in Birobidzhan.

On December 15, 2024, the collision and sinking of two fuel oil tankers in the Kerch Strait caused one of the most devastating environmental disasters in the history of the Black Sea. Six months later, the tankers lying on the seabed are still leaking fuel oil, and of the thousands of volunteers who initially took part in the cleanup, only a few dozen remain along a 30-kilometer stretch of beach. The film was shot on the Taman Peninsula in early summer 2025, against the backdrop of a formally lifted, yet in reality already underway, beach season. In the face of scarce resources, the departure of their own leaders, and the daily release of fuel oil, the volunteers talk about themselves, rescue animals, combat the ignorance of those around them, and try to find the motivation to continue their fight against a disaster that at times seems endless.

Ten perspectives on St. Petersburg at the beginning of 2024. Where does the “spirit of the city” still reside, here and now? Has it become nothing more than an empty tourist brand? Has it dissipated amid the bustle of the new century? Ten very different styles, methods, and genres combine in a cinematic suite that captures the pulse of Russia’s most deliberate city.

Two years of observing the work of one of the most famous Russian directors and actors. The film turns into a chronicle of a creative laboratory, where his method of working with actors and his view of modern reality are revealed. The authors take the liberty of approaching Mikhalkov as closely as possible, recording the process of rehearsals, reflections and searches, and give the viewer the opportunity to be present during his live, direct communication with students and colleagues.

A group of former Russian nuclear scientist has settled on a small Greek island with about 60 inhabitants. These "Russians", as the locals call them, had a promising future in the USSR or in the West. But they decided differently. More than 20 years ago, they decided to take part in a lifelong experiment to explore the basic questions of human society on the basis of Pythagoras' philosophy.

March. A sudden temperature drop brings the so-called black blizzard to Norilsk – violent, bone-chilling winds that knock people off their feet. With the storm comes an unease that settles among the residents.

A documentary about the spiritual and personal life of Nikita Mikhalkov. The plot covers 66 years of friendship between him and the author - Nikolaev Burlyaev. The film uses unique archival materials.

From her first stage work with Sergei Yursky at the Bolshoi Drama Theatre, to her screen debut in The Long Recess which brought her fame, to her later roles in Sergey Snezhkin’s Bury Me Behind the Baseboard and Brezhnev—a rich creative biography of Svetlana Kryuchkova unfolds before our eyes. The actress’s life story is recounted by herself, her colleagues, friends, and film scholars.

Celebrities remember Mikhail Zhvanetsky, with some of the unique footage from rehearsals and his home also featured. This is more than just a tribute: it is a concert film where Sergey Makovetsky, Yuri Stoyanov, Igor Zolotovitsky, Ilya Sobolev, Kristina Babushkina, Pavel Derevyanko, Sergey Zhilin, Stanislav Duzhnikov, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Nastasya Samburskaya, Lyudmila Artemyeva, Nikolay Valuev, Sergey Zhilin, and Gleb Kalyuzhny breathe new life into the iconic author’s best monologues.

The film almanac is a travelogue that immerses the viewer in Russia's past. It comes to life in the personal recollections of both prominent and little-known public and cultural figures. The heroes of the new part are: Vasily Perov, Andrei Tarkovsky, Marina Tsvetaeva, Tamara Petkevich, Sergei Durylin, Sergei Konenkov and Aleksandr Vertinsky. Their recollections were voiced by: Yevgeny Mironov, Maxim Matveyev, Yulia Snigir, Yevgenia Simonova, Dmitry Lysenkov, Yevgeny Tkachuk and Nikolay Chindyaykin.

The film is dedicated to the 55-year history of the student construction team "Gefest" from the Ural Polytechnic Institute, which built projects throughout the Soviet Union during its summer internships.

Boxing's Most Revolutionary Champion.

They are called "loveaholics", "sozics", obsessed, "love addicts". These are people for whom love has become a disease. It makes them suffer and search, fantasize and act, idealize and avoid. Where does euphoria end and diagnosis begin? The film is a study of the phenomenon of love addiction

The Kuban choir "Elizavetintsy" consists entirely of amateurs—ordinary villagers. Teachers, doctors, farmers, and entrepreneurs—50 people in all. The choir is led by Alexander and Anna Kosaty. Their task is to prepare the ensemble to compete in an all-Russian contest in Moscow.

Alexey Trantsev and Alexey Mutin lost their hands as a result of an electrical injury. Years later, they mastered bionic prostheses and live like ordinary people. Only they sorely lack the ability to feel with their hands — to feel warmth, cold, water, or touch their beloved girlfriend. Meanwhile, scientists are developing a system for sensing hand prostheses.

A life-affirming film-journey into the world of Nikolai Drozdov, which will be loved by those who grew up watching “In the Animal World” and those for whom he is the charming grandfather from the Gucci campaign.

The story of Charles Sydney Gibbes, the tutor to Grand Duchesses and Tsarevich Alexei – an extraordinary forgotten tale from the Russian Revolution.

He opened his own film company in his father's garage, shot a short film that won at various Russian and international film festivals and was shown from Canada to New Zealand. Now he is the most promising young film director in Yakutia, hunted by Moscow agencies and producers. But he is not going anywhere and continues to create his own cinema in a remote Yakut village.

The documentary will feature interviews with contemporary theorists and practitioners who will share their insights on the concept of a chair.

Although the British Empire collapsed in the mid-20th century, many still believe that British imperialism is alive and well. Around fifteen countries — including Canada and Australia — continue to recognize the British monarch as their nominal head of state. In recent years, as relations between Russia and the West have sharply deteriorated, Britain has been portrayed as Russia’s principal arch-enemy, with imperialist thinking often cited as the root cause. In our new in-depth episode, we explore the history of the British Empire and ask whether it truly belongs to the past. We travel to London, to India — once the “jewel in the crown” — and to other countries that still have unresolved questions for the Empire and are demanding the repayment of historical debts.

Dmitry Kalinin creates something that provides a boost of creative energy to many; he brings to life the boldest ideas and dreams of young engineers, inventors, and craftsmen. This is a stirring film experience about perseverance, overcoming obstacles, success, and creating your own significant business.

Stories about extraordinary people from North Ossetia with different professions, views and culture, but they definitely agree on one thing - in the boundless love for the place where they grew up and live.

A montage film about Soviet holiday rituals, made from found family footage. Captured on aged 8mm film, scenes of everyday life flicker, crackle, and disintegrate before our eyes. The film's soundscape is filled with radio noise, voices, and industrial sounds from homemade synthesizers.

Their feelings remained where their homes were - in Lugansk, Donetsk, Mariupol. There are no homes, no feelings either, it's impossible to even dream. But at least they need to be made to laugh. They are children! A landing party of "fools" of the highest order from the charity fund "Doctor Clown" is traveling around temporary refugee accommodation centers in the Rostov region and . It doesn't take much to be happy!

March 2022, Mariupol. Marines, special forces and tanks of the Russian Armed Forces unsuccessfully storm the city of half a million, which has become a large-scale battlefield. The Somali assault battalion comes to their aid. A Russian propaganda war film about the siege of Mariupol.

A film about Pavel Klushantsev (1910–1999), an outstanding Soviet director at the Lennauchfilm studio and creator of popular science films about space, who foresaw advancements in space exploration decades ahead. Drawing on unique documentary footage, the film traces Klushantsev’s life story. He endured revolutions, wars, professional triumphs, and dismissal from his beloved work, yet never lost faith in humanity’s boundless potential to build a better world.

Portrait of the artist Anatoly Belkin, a legend of the Soviet underground, who continues to subtly capture the spirit of the times.

The story of the relationship between volunteer Sergei Zakharov and Black Sea bottlenose dolphins in Crimea.

Twenty-nine-year-old Sasha Chusov has been growing giant pumpkins on his six-acre plot of land in the Moscow region for many years. For him, it's an agrosport and a path to the title of "Pumpkin King." Last year, Sasha set a Russian record with his 817-kilogram pumpkin. This year, he truly believes his pumpkin will not only weigh over a ton but also become the heaviest in the world. After all, he's already purchased a selective seed at auction and built a greenhouse with heat pumps, a heating system, irrigation, and ventilation. He controls everything from the nutrition to the soil.

Vitaly Selin's "Exit from the Water" chronicles the return of Russia's most decorated swimmer, Yulia Efimova, to the sport.