Alexey Filippov

The insecure girl Sasha is lying to her family that she is dating handsome Cyril, although he is just her running coach, with whom she is afraid to even speak. Sister Pasha's husband knows the truth, but he has enough of his own problems - he and his wife have not had sex for a year. Having signed up for running therapy together, Sasha and Pasha decide that they can get away from problems together.

Devoted to the last days of Soviet writer, poet, and Gulag survivor Varlam Shalamov, this film follows the efforts of two of Shalamov’s most devoted admirers to preserve the author’s legacy. Having lost his sight and hearing and living in a retirement home, he carried on doing the only thing that mattered to him — writing — until his final breath. This film is a testament to the value of writings that tell the unpalatable truths of the 20th century. To evoke the gritty texture of the Soviet world, Sententia is shot on 16mm black and white film.

Why do grown men and women love pony cartoons? Learning to fight with Jedi and Sith lightsabers? Do they sew animal costumes and transform into the animals? Are they leaving for fictional worlds from the reality? The film tells about the Russian geek community, in which the most pressing needs and problems of our time are vividly, sometimes even exaggerated.

Alexey lives with his younger sister. They have a big age difference, he helps her in everything, replacing both her father and mother. This is not enough for her. And when these boundaries are erased, losses are inevitable.

A young boy is looking for his girlfriend in the city of Vladivostok.

The Kuril Islands still remain a mystery to the rest of the world. The popular science film "Land of the People" rediscovers the unique territory of the Kuril Islands, with their unique human and natural wealth. Repeating the route of the first colonists, the viewer will get acquainted not only with the extraordinary beauty of this distant land, but also with the modern inhabitants of the islands, people of outstanding professions, somewhere adventurers, somewhere simply strong and strong in spirit, who live in places far from modern civilization, where there is neither the Internet, nor cellular communication, nor other items of everyday life most familiar to the continent.

The film is about a new generation of Russian football players. For three years, the authors of the picture watched the heroes' paths to big football: hopes and victories, difficult trials and injuries, inevitable disappointments and sacrifices – all for the sake of fulfilling a common dream of "being in the game" at the 2018 World Cup. The heroes of the film are Alexander Golovin, Roman Zobnin, Alexander Selikhov, Magomed Ozdoev, the Miranchuki brothers.

The world-renowned Marina Abramović has argued that artists should not fall in love with each other. The film VovaNina decisively overturns this categorical statement by showing us the life story of two outstanding Moscow artists, Vladimir Salnikov and Nina Kotel.

Cortisol is a hormone that helps the body mobilize energy in an emergency. Unfortunately, a number of factors (from stress, excessive exercise, fasting to coffee) keep cortisol levels consistently high. Chronic high cortisol levels are exhausting and dangerous.

Furry is a subculture that unites people interested in anthropomorphic animals in the visual arts, animation, literature, and cinema. Participants strive to embody their chosen animal in creative or literal ways.

The idea to make a film about geek-culture took root when Alexandra Pustynnova attended Comic Con Russia. Filmed on the outskirts of Moscow, the role-playing game “Deadland” takes place in a Wild West-like world with elements of alternative history, steampunk, and horror.

Director Vitaly Manskiy sets off on the trail of the Trans-Siberian gas pipeline to find out what it’s like for ordinary people living in its vicinity. This visually refined road movie, eloquently illustrating the absurd banality of modern Russia, is also an unsettling portrait of a gas line on which most of Europe is reliant.

The letter, which arrived in a village buried in the sand, is addressed to an elderly fisherman and invites him to come to the city for the wedding of his son, whom he has never seen. The redemptive journey ends unexpectedly.