The day came when their beloved peaceful teaching job became life-threatening for them and their students. This short documentary tells the stories of three resilient Ukrainian headteachers who continue fighting for education and their children's future under hostile occupation. It was directed and produced by Ukrainian independent filmmaker Marina Chankova with the support of Amnesty International. The film was shot in 2024 in the de-occupied Ukrainian territories.

A dancer and choreographer faces so many hardships that, at a certain point, dance stops being merely a profession and becomes a means of healing—a way to keep living.

The protagonist of the film is a homeless man. Before, his life was going well. Athlete, businessman. Money, trips to different countries. But everything changed in one moment. Valera became homeless. He lives on the heating main for more than 8 months. He eats what caring people serve on the street, and there is hope that he will still break out of this swamp.

The fate of an actor is unpredictable. How to achieve success in the profession and at the same time not lose yourself, remain human, be an example to follow for many generations of actors who call you Dad? A graduate of the 6th set of the Moscow Art Theater School, a legendary man of the theater Nikolai Rushkovsky, his students and partners, leading actors of Ukraine, in a film about talent, skill, humanity and love. His path was not easy. His name has become a quality mark in the acting world. Those who were lucky enough to become his students call themselves "Rushkovtsy".

Carrara is an Italian city whose ups and downs are like a mirror of all European history from the beginning till nowadays. Will residents be able to revive the city in the 21st century? History, fate, people: who places the pieces on the chessboard?

Alexander and Serafima have not seen since childhood, they work at a factory for the blind in the Kaluga region, and still live, dream, fall in love, start families, raise children and grandchildren, and run a business. How do they get along in a world where everything is built on visuals and bright colors, and do not feel unhappy, although sometimes a little lonely?

A documentary filmmaker becomes part of the romantic relationship of an eccentric young couple. Together with them, he experiences their ups and downs, pushes them to take certain actions, thereby bringing them even closer together.

Babyn Yar is the place of the largest single massacre of civilians in the Second World War, symbol of the Holocaust. However, the memorial to the deceased was installed by the Soviet authorities only in 1976, 35 years after the tragedy.

The film’s protagonist is a man disconnected from the world, living with autism and a split personality. Only he knows the truth: the day on which the story unfolds is humanity's last. The end of the world is imminent. Desperate to warn others, he finds himself ignored by an indifferent society—until he meets someone who understands him. This unexpected connection changes everything, delaying the apocalypse.

Anna Grigoryevna, an ordinary Soviet woman, dreamed of a trip to Paris for thirty years. And in 1986, during perestroika, she finally finds herself in the city of her dreams. Her husband and son give her a camera, but because of an excess of emotions, she forgets all the instructions and brings the film, which, when developed, turned out to be a marriage. Recently, the adult son of Anna Grigoryevna found a film. And I decided that this is modern art! He walks around the studios, exhibition curators, they laugh at him, this story is incomprehensible to his mother, his girlfriend is not interested in it. And between these walks, a life passes in which each of these women claims her rights to him.

Kherson residents return home to the liberated city. What is waiting for them? Joy of meeting with loved ones is replaced by the reality of a life under constant shelling, with no power or water. For others, returning is just a dream. They fled from cities destroyed by the Russian army and found shelter in a refugee center. They dream of returning, but can they return to their former life?

Before embarking on his filmmaking career, director Alexey Balabanov trained as a military translator in the closed city of Gorky. This film, created by students from Nizhny Novgorod, explores the questions: What shapes a young artist's path, and what inspires the stories they choose to tell? For the first time since 1995, the film unveils an archival interview with Alexey Balabanov from one of his earliest film festivals, along with rare footage of his collaboration with Alexey German Sr. at Lenfilm.

A film about how difficult it is for a person in modern Belarusian society to change such basic identification as gender, if this person does not agree with the choice that nature made him.

The village of Donetsk, which is on the border of the unrecognized LPR and the Luhansk region of Ukraine, is one of the most tense points along the entire line of contact, where a war forgotten by many has not subsided for seven years now. The front line here is held by the Ghost battalion. What is it like to spend seven years of your life in a war? What are these people fighting for?

The film is about screenwriter Yuri Arabov and his first experience as a director, the filming of the film “Gjirokastra” in Albania, which tells about state terror and Soviet-Albanian friendship. For the first time, Arabov performs in an unfamiliar role, as if he were playing the role (of the director), building relationships with the actors and crew, while simultaneously giving himself grades. “Gjirokastra” is ready, but is still on the shelf and cannot be released. According to Arabov himself, the filming of the film triggered implicit cause-and-effect relationships in his fate.

The city of Chelyabinsk is not only a harsh industrial center with numerous factories—it is also the cultural capital of the Southern Urals. The city boasts many theaters, each catering to its own audience. Through short stories about the city’s famous theaters and their directors, viewers are introduced to a different side of Chelyabinsk.

This documentary, “a portrait against the backdrop of an era”, is dedicated to the blessed memory of Sergei Lazaruk (1962-2015), a talented film critic, one of the leaders of the domestic film industry, who played an important role in its development. Having lived a short life full of bright events, he remained a faithful and devoted servant of cinema until the end of his days.

Lake Baikal is the biggest freshwater lake in the world. It’s famous for its beauty and its unique ecosystem. Presently, Lake Baikal is facing the threat of degradation because of human activity.

Four girls, four stories, four representatives of the modern generation. A documentary film-portrait of those who now live in Russia.

This film is about a CCTV operator who spends his days staring at a split screen. What does he see, who does he notice? Does his work become like making a documentary? What do people think about when they are forced to be under constant surveillance? Maybe they create stories too?