Ihar Chyshchenia

In this cinematic zine, directors scattered all over the world adapt to screen hilarious and poignant Belarusian news stories. Featuring phone thieves, TikTok storks, the tiniest castle in the world, and victims of the depression epidemic.

In this cinematic zine, directors scattered all over the world adapt to screen hilarious and poignant Belarusian news stories. Featuring phone thieves, TikTok storks, the tiniest castle in the world, and victims of the depression epidemic.

Teenage skaters from Minsk are enjoying the summer of 2020, probably the most difficult summer in the history of Belarus.

Teenage skaters from Minsk are enjoying the summer of 2020, probably the most difficult summer in the history of Belarus.

Teenage skaters from Minsk are enjoying the summer of 2020, probably the most difficult summer in the history of Belarus.

Coming from the heart of the Belarusian Rebellion, an intimate portrait of a young woman leading a double life. When her regular self enters emotional turmoil amid self-isolation, her seifuku-wearing magical witch alter ego is keeping the fighting spirit ablaze.

Minsk, Belarus, 1996. Velya, uma aspirante a DJ, quer se mudar para Chicago para realizar seus sonhos, mas a burocracia, uma linha telefônica e a condição humana irão colocar obstáculos em seu caminho que serão difíceis de evitar.

The filmmakers get confronted by strangers asking help with their political statement.

The filmmakers get confronted by strangers asking help with their political statement.

The documentary film narrates about blacklist swamps destined to drainage and life stories of its habitants. The film acquaints us with unusual beauty of swamps that save water, make the climate mild, are shelter for many species of birds and animals, as well as for the ancient legends. The film addresses the topic of swamps ecosystem devastation as a result of peat extraction. The audience will hear stories of locals about how their life and home changed by peat reclamation.