Since the summer of 2014, thousands of young Russians poured into the Donbass region of Eastern Ukraine. Driven by propaganda on Russian television, they believed they were fulfilling their patriotic duty. Amongst the first wave of volunteers was Oleg and Max. Oleg was appointed battalion commander, while Max became a soldier... Their illusions were shattered on the night of June 3rd 2015, when a battle went horribly wrong. Oleg ended up leading many of his men to their death... Oleg’s Choice serves as a uniquely personal testimony of one side of the war.

Karaul is a small village in the very north of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, in the delta of the Yenisei River. There are no roads to Karaul, so you can only get there by air or water. The main occupation of the inhabitants is fishing, the main holiday is Fisherman's Day, and the main entertainment is dancing in a cafe.

What to do in the summer as a law student? You can, for example, go to work in the Arctic Circle. In addition to hard work, the never-setting sun and mosquitoes, a cruel rite of passage awaits Alexei.

Three stories. Three fates. Three women. How to survive a spiritual crisis? How to love yourself? What does it mean to find your happiness in life? This is discussed by a student, an artist in the image and a children's poet. Girls are eternal children, from students to retirement.

Umarali Sattorov is a noble man who was born and lives in Konibodom city. Duringthe time of the Soviet Union he lived a life according to the human values of love and loyalty.And now he wants to establish himself in the new era of today’s economics. But…

What is Sisto? For some, this is a festival of high-quality interesting music, for others it is a place where you can reveal your talent. Once Sisto was started as a small holiday for friends, but in 11 years a whole generation has grown up, comprehending a simple and important truth thanks to the festival culture: the transformation of the world begins with you, with your heart, your worldview.

A study of the transformation of faith, moral principles and freedom of religion, consisting of answers to difficult questions of both famous people and the most ordinary passers-by.

Life in the small town of Rossosh is the same as in the rest of Russia. Rossosh residents are fighting for survival, complaining about the hardships of life. Sometimes they find exotic ways to earn extra money, combining, for example, baking and selling pies at a local station with strip dancing at a local nightclub. But if you look closely, it turns out that the local residents are able to stop their worldly race and focus on things much more essential.

Despite protests and petitions, a bridge named after Akhmat Kadyrov appeared in St. Petersburg. Social housing is located on one bank, and elite residential complexes on the other.

A film about how the coup took place in the USSR and how Radio Liberty helped in the fight against it.

Vyacheslav Egorov represents the interests of the poor, the disabled, large families, single mothers in courts. Slava speaks with difficulty, and signs the minutes of meetings with his right foot, he has a severe form of cerebral palsy. All his life he broke narrow-minded stereotypes and acted contrary to the standard worldly logic. And he believed in a miracle that happened, he met Lena.

Zhenya is only 16 years old, but school, her first love, the ease of being are long gone, she already has a child, an unsuccessful marriage and a difficult relationship with her mother in her life. The changes that have taken place over the past two years have greatly influenced Zhenya's character.

The murder of the famous politician Boris Nemtsov caused a wave of indignation, rallies, funeral processions, memorial evenings were held in the country, and people also spontaneously created a “people's memorial” at the site of the tragedy, the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge. Several dozen volunteers went on duty on the bridge to keep this memorial and remind others of the crime committed. People on duty at the site of the tragedy risk a lot, they are not understood, they are threatened, they are attacked, but they stand.

The desire of a person, a people, a state to become stronger, to achieve success and superiority is inexhaustible. Huge sacrifices, unthinkable means are brought to the altar of victory. And only years later comes the understanding that everything could have been done differently. A film about the conquest of space, about the cost of these steps to the main space powers, the USSR, America, China.

In the life of 40-year-old Dana, there was one suicide attempt, fights with homophobes, drugs and a broken heart. Living in Russia, she is not afraid to speak openly about her orientation, enduring threats and ridicule. However, Dana does not despair and finds solace in watching TV shows and the big Big Tasty.

Darkness and silence. Unemployment and social insecurity. Such is the life of the deaf-blind community in the Udmurt city of Sarapul.

The chronicle of one summer in the village of Sardayal, namely, anarchy mom, port wine, a concert in the school gym, a disco in the 2000s in the house of culture and a performance wedding.

Asking questions about what “Russian identity” is, what such words as “Russian Empire”, “Soviet Union”, “serfdom”, “revolution”, “World War II” and “Great Victory” mean for us, the authors of the film are sent to the center of Moscow on May 9 and film random passers-by, inviting them to sing military songs. The most popular was Katyusha. People stumble, forget the words, laugh, rejoicing in the warm spring evening and the All-Russian holiday. Of course, they do not want to remember or repeat any horrors of the war. To understand the phenomenon of celebrating the Victory Day, the authors decide to talk about it with familiar philosophers and activists.

One of the most terrible problems of the Russian correctional system is medicine. Cancer is not so much diagnosed as diagnosed, because in prison a person gets to the doctor too late. And for the last right to die at home, too, have to fight. Human rights activists, officials, doctors and the main character of the film talk about how this happens.

We were hitchhiking to Georgia and, unexpectedly for ourselves, stopped in the village of Kushchevskaya. The mood was not the best, and the place had a bad reputation. But everything faded into the background when the next morning we saw Zhenya. All problems and troubles have become a trifle and fuss, because we met a real person.