Stepan Sevastyanov

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.

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.

Na Leningrado de 1945, Iya e Masha são duas jovens mulheres em busca de esperança e significado em meios aos destroços deixados na Rússia após a Segunda Guerra Mundial. O cerco de Leningrado, um dos mais brutais da história, chegou ao fim, mas reconstruir suas vidas permanece uma situação cercada de morte e trauma.

Na Leningrado de 1945, Iya e Masha são duas jovens mulheres em busca de esperança e significado em meios aos destroços deixados na Rússia após a Segunda Guerra Mundial. O cerco de Leningrado, um dos mais brutais da história, chegou ao fim, mas reconstruir suas vidas permanece uma situação cercada de morte e trauma.

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.