Discoveries from Russia World Cinema

New cartoon by Maria Kartashova (Big School of Animation).

The story is about a child growing up, about a true family, a real home and about the infinity of life. Each child will become a parent in the future, move into a new home and begin a new cycle. There is a heart in every family's house, there is a home in every heart.

Three fairy tales of three different peoples living in Russia. In the first – a story about why a hare has two teeth sticking out in front, in the second – why his tail is short, and about long ears it will become clear after the third tale. That, it turns out, is how much different peoples have in common – after all, everyone is curious to know about the hare.

The gloomy huntsman Ivan and the timid Alexandra live together on the farm. A blow of fate cut off their love. Alexandra thinks about freedom. At any cost.

On January 1st morning two unaccomplished actors dressed up in costumes of Snowgirl and Father Frost finished the New Year's shift. Everyone's got their own plans to continue the celebrations. However, it turns out that a typical drama flows to a dangerous road movie.

Nataliya is a longtime secret admirer of the popular Italian writer. New books, conferences with the writer - the main thing in her unremarkable life. And then one day she wins a dinner with her idol in a competition. This meeting turns her image of herself upside down.

Bathroom. A place where everyone is left alone with himself and can not be shy and not hide anything. What if one day in a family’s life is watched exclusively through a bathroom mirror? What do the seemingly closest people hide from each other?

Vova Kayukov suffers from a severe form of cerebral palsy. After the death of his mother from cancer, he lives in a psycho-neurological boarding school near St. Petersburg. His life consists, basically, of watching endless TV shows and TV shows, as well as drawing actors and pop stars. For the first time in several years, he went outside the boarding school, looking at the city through the prism of "cops-bandit" serials.

Animated actors and vases tell stories from Greek mythology. Part of a 100-film international project on the theme of world culture. (Robert Donn)

Waking up in a bungalow by the ocean, our hero does not remember where he came from or how he got here. Day by day, he is becoming more and more hopeless. People who meet on the way do not understand a word of what he says and cannot give answers to his questions. A psychologist, neighbors, a new friend cannot help him, because the answer lies not outside, but inside.

The film introduces the viewer to the personality of Azgar Shakirov. The screen shows all the subtleties of the formation of acting skills through the biography of the master.

The documentary film "Cinematic Language of the Era: Marlen Khutsiev" is timed to coincide with the upcoming centenary of the master. In our film, talking about the life, work and dreams of Marlen Khutsiev, we focus the viewer's attention on the master's unique film language. And through cinematic language we reveal the director's personality.

A poetic video essay based on a novel by russian "metaphysical realism" writer Yuri Mamleev. Infrared shooting and digital voice were used for production of the film.

Surrealistic existential adventure to the depths of a life of a human-hare

Three hacker friends earn a living by hacking social networks and gadgets, collecting compromising materials and blackmail. Exploring the life of the owner of an art gallery, the mysterious Alika Eliseeva, they find themselves involved in a terrible game. Now they must stop the terrible sweepstakes and save the loved ones who got into it, but their own lives may become the price.

The third solo concert of Russian comedian Alexander Dolgopolov, filmed in Tel Aviv.

On a remote island, Mavrina lives and works as a lighthouse keeper. She is very lonely, but one day, Mavrina finds herself with a son who brings meaning to her life. However, just as fate can be unpredictable, it can also take away our gifts. Our film explores themes of loneliness, love, the twists of fate, and the sacrifices made by mothers.

In the summer of 2007, a group of four volcanologists landed in Medvezhya Bay on Iturup Island in the Great Kuril Ridge. The purpose of the expedition is to study the Kudryavy volcano, the hottest on the planet. Volcanologists will have to live on the island for 2 months. And this part of their life will pass away from stuffy cities, from demanding civilization, from endless fuss. It is believed that 7515 years have passed since the creation of the world, but it seems that nothing has changed on Iturup since then.

On June 12, Russia Day, opposition leader Alexei Navalny moved the protest from Sakharov Avenue to the very center of the city, on Tverskaya Street, where the reenactors ' festival was held that day. People in armor mingled with the streams of protesters, with the police in full combat gear... The result - tough detentions, a stampede and flags from the window of the paddy wagon.

A short study of an old photo found in Oberhausen last year.

A short disaster-movie shot on minidv. Yabbadabbadoo

With the participation of Fyodor Konyukhov. An extreme and beautiful route in the Russian Arctic. A path of ten thousand kilometers through the harsh lands of the North. For the first time in modern history, the legendary route of Semyon Dezhnev, the great Russian Explorer of Northern and Eastern Siberia of the 17th century, was explored and filmed in a unique visual diary of hard-to-reach places that nobody had seen before. The most picturesque and inaccessible places in Russia, from Arkhangelsk to Chukotka, are now closer thanks to the film.

After a global environmental disaster, little Merey wanders the world in search of food, water, and warmth. She is wearing a coral necklace, but it is not just a piece of jewelry or a good-luck charm. The ancient Khakas legend says that only this necklace can bring life back to the devastated land. In moments of despair and doubt, Merey remembers her distant ancestors, and this helps her find her way and make the right choice.

New project of Alexey A. Petrukhin

Two complete strangers meet each other at the dramatic and sad funeral of a very young man. They are affected by the strong feelings and emotions caused by death and they find themselves in the same bed, experiencing an inexplicably strong attraction to each other. They will spend several passionate days and nights together in one apartment, in a strange erotic adventure, isolated from the world and reality, during which they will have a complete rethink of life, each in their own way. Until, finally, one of them realises that the obsession has led them too far, and the adventure takes a dangerous turn. Perhaps one of them is not who they seem and poses a threat.

Аlina Makarova is a mother of six of her own children and one adopted child. Her ex husband is from Ethiopia, and all her own children are mixed race. Only her adopted son is white, but he has serious health problems and is psychologically unstable. Alina's older children realise what complications the adoption might bring and are afraid that there won't be enough room, time and love for everyone. But she convinces them that it's the right thing.

События развиваются вокруг лотерейного билета, выброшенного за ненадобностью археологами, которых интересует только их наука. Но оказывается, что билет сулит фантастический выигрыш, в миллион долларов. Стать обладателями огромной суммы хотят двое бомжей, члены племени айсоров, пара подростков и даже сам президент страны. Никто не желает уступать дорогу к осуществлению своей мечты. За счастливым билетом начинается охота.

Settlements of Bulgarian loggers in the Komi taiga have existed for a quarter of a century. About two hundred thousand young people from Bulgaria worked here, many found their love, some even stayed here forever. The "winds of change" of the early nineties stirred the destinies of people and entire states... This film is about the Bulgarian trace in the heart of the Udora taiga, in the hearts of its inhabitants.

Ilshat, a recent graduate, is determined to turn his long-held dream into reality by starting a rock band. His friends are chasing ambitions of their own, but life in the big city quickly proves unforgiving.

Experimental film. Reflections on the Russian film industry.

The power-hungry Sarumom is defeated and Helm's Crap is saved - but the main battle is still ahead. Evil Sauron sends an army to eradicate Minas Tirith, the capital of Men. Its ruler, feeble nobleman Denethor, is more interested in intricate wines and fine horses than in his son. Meanwhile Sam and Frodo are led by their treacherous guide Gollum into the depths of Mordor.

A young man lives in a small town outside of space and time. One day, his measured life is disrupted by a musical group that comes on tour. Once at the concert, the main character realizes that this is exactly the kind of music that haunts him...

The history of the creation and formation of the innovative online bank of Central and Eastern Europe - Tinkoff. This is a story about how to create a digital bank without branches, and then turn it into a lifestyle ecosystem.

A film about choices in life. Any significant decision can fundamentally change our destiny. What if you're only 16 and the life of another person depends on you? Only standing on the edge of the abyss, you can realize what is really dear to you.

The film depicts the pilgrimage to Jerusalem of schema monk Makary with whom faith is not just the latest craze but the essence of his understanding of life. His main goal is to pray in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, so the greatest value of his luggage is a huge number of memorial notes. In the Holy Land he meets monks, visits Orthodox churches and shrines, reflects on the eternal principles of human life - love, hope, faith.

Each time he wakes up, a young man appears in a new reality in which he would have another life. Amnesiac, or something more, from his past, how will he get out of this nightmare? or how to get back to the day where he fall in love...

The third solo concert by Sergey Orlov, recorded in November 2021.

Leningrad, late 80s. Irina, the composer's daughter, grew up longing for a great father, who is always busy only with music. Now, after his sudden death, she cannot cope with the feeling of emptiness. Thanks to a sudden meeting, she realizes her place in her father's life.

How did BYPOL founder, former investigator Andrei Ostapovich persuade his colleagues to betray, and how much does the betrayal cost? Watch the whole truth about the fugitive security officials in the ATN film "BYPOLicai. Mandate for Betrayal".

Lolita is a bearer of two cultures, her mother is Russian, and her father is Azerbaijani. This is a subtle and piercing story about how a ten-year-old girl first travels to Azerbaijan to get acquainted with her father's parents. She wants to learn as much as possible about the traditions, culture and customs of her Azerbaijani relatives. Her first acquaintance with Azerbaijan is the subject of this documentary.

A teenage girl from a dysfunctional family, whose parents keep an inexpensive roadside cafe, runs away from home. "It's not I who left them, they left me," - so the girl explains her flight.

The whole film has three, (but in reality, two main) characters. Most of the action takes place in a country house, home to the pair. She - a Japanese translator, he - a man without a definite occupation, lover of the texts of Nietzsche (which he reads fluently in its original language) and St. Augustine (who is quoted in Latin). They are Moscow intelligentsia who have emigrating to their own cultural space. A couple so different that it is difficult to understand what keeps them together. It seems they live together, not because of, but rather in spite of everything that is happening (or rather, not happening) between them.

The hero of the film Viktor Golyshev is a translator. He made such masterpieces of English literature as George Orwell's 1984 and William Faulkner's The Light in August, Ken Kesey's Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Robert P. Warren's All the Royal Army available to the Russian reader... Everyone knows these novels in Russia. But few people guess about the existence of Golyshev. And he himself treats his profession calmly and matter-of-factly. As well as to yourself and to your life. His philosophy is simple, Tolstoyan: the philosophy of small deeds. And - as a result - the creation of a high culture. In a word, a simple translator from God.

New animated film by Olga Besedina.

On the Wave is the first Russian surfing documentary that illustrates the beauty of surfing, both as a sport and as a life philosophy. This stunning documentary demonstrates how a person can fight their doubts and fears, unleashing their desire to break free and reconnect with nature and with the ocean.

Film-portrait of a village self-taught artist Polikarp Sudomoikin. He lives in a surpassingly beautiful place, a village Bichura in Zabaikalie and paints his quaint pictures on a hunch. Former carpenter Sudomoikin started painting only after the retirement. Naked beauties filled with love and bliss surrounded by wild animals, birds and clean pure waters are looking down from his canvases. The connoisseurs compare Polikarp Sudomoikin with Pirosmani, one of the best artists of naive panting.

Zhanel is trapped in a life devoid of purpose. Unable to face the real world, she finds safe harbor in her wild and beautiful dreams. With the help of a psychiatrist she meets in her dreamscape, Zhanel tackles her problems and discovers her deeper self.

Five aspiring directors, five short stories about the discovery of cinema. Each short story is an independent story exploring how cinema begins, how it influences us and where the line between the screen and reality lies. The film almanac has the widest range of genres, themes, geography of authors, time of action and even frame format. It can be a short sketch from the set, where the lighting technician suddenly changes places and importance with the most influential auteur director; preparation for the first film screening in Rus'; a conversation between friends immediately after the film; a story of a difficult choice between creative freedom and a career; and finally, a free interpretation of the 1986 film about the life of a simple fisherman from Kaliningrad.

An ailing theater director tries to turn the lives of two random people into a production of 'Romeo and Juliet'. But what if life and play start to mix?