Military actions have been ongoing in the East of Ukraine for 3 years now. From the first days of war in different hot military action zones women are part of the actions and perform military tasks. However, society still retains an ambiguous, stereotypical attitude towards women in the army... Three women-directors narrate about 6 women-soldiers from across Ukraine. Six different stories, nine different perspectives of war and female heroism in it.

On December 31, an explosion, presumably of gas, occurred in a residential building in Magnitogorsk. 39 people died.

The centenary year of Charles Bukowski was a severe test for the St. Petersburg bar of the same name. Quarantine, government bans, going underground. Over a mug of beer, the bar's regulars, who have almost become one family, talk about the situation in the country and the world.

From the bird’s-eye view the Curonian Spit is a narrow, sandy peninsula that the birds use as a bridge to avoid the dangerous waters of the Baltic Sea. Up to 1.5 million birds pass it on peak days, making it a spectacular place for nature lovers and vacationers. The same landscape is also home for two countries with historically troubled relationship - Lithuania and Russia. Today, two ornithological stations make a first attempt to cross the border through a common bird research project. But will they be 2 birds of a feather?

In this tragicomic documentary, a young woman grappling with a mental health crisis must confront her body's deeply ingrained stress response—involuntary vomiting—and embark on a journey to reclaim her sense of wholeness.

he story follows a large family where all the children are adopted. Despite their painful pasts, they learn to love—not only their new family but also themselves.

The group "New Stupid" was created in the "wild" nineties in St. Petersburg and broke up in 2002. Inspired by the absurd poetry of the Futurists and modern philosophy, they were spontaneous in their creative actions and combined performance, installation, philosophy, literature and design to create works in accordance with the ideals of the group. One of its members, Sergei Spirikhin, has lived in Vienna since 2002.

In the 21st century, in the mass consciousness, under the influence of anti-hunting forces, the opinion was established that hunting is wrong from a moral point of view, since the hunter "takes pleasure in killing." Such sentiments create "clouds" of social hostility and even hatred around the hunters. Sergei Yastrzhembsky wants to restore justice, put everything in its place and prove that only nature-saving hunting can save the fragile world of wildlife.

The film presents episodes from the life of Anya Viktorovna and tells us the depths of her world of dreams and thoughts. Anya, in her previous life, was a Russian language and literature teacher in a village. Today, she faces various social problems, with her own words living “at the bottom of the pit" as an enlightened cleaner.

The first film about the Central Documentary Film Studio. In 1931, on the basis of the newsreel department at the Sovkino film factory, the All-Union newsreel factory Soyuzkinochronika was organized. In 1936 it became the Moscow Newsreel Studio, from the 40th it was renamed into the Central Newsreel Studio, from the 44th it became the Central Documentary Film Studio. The film tells about how the film chronicle was written. How a new documentary film language, unique for the whole world, was composed. What operators, directors and representatives of other film professions had to overcome. Acquaintance with the studio itself and the beginning of its history. Arctic epics by Mark Troyanovsky. His memoirs, descriptions of the problems of "shooting in the ice". And also "Lever" by Vertov.

The film is a monologue by fashion designer and teacher Lyudmila Norsoyan. Aware of her terminal cancer diagnosis, Lyudmila transforms her monologue into a will for her descendants. In this will, she recounts her eventful life, shares personal stories in which she was a key participant, and reflects on broader topics such as youth, predestination, skill, generational change, trust, and the concept of Motherland.

A film about how they make a herd out of us.

Olya is 40 years old, she works as an emergency doctor. Unexpectedly for herself, she falls in love, for the first time in a long time. In the midst of a pandemic, many of her colleagues become very sick and die. Olya tries to believe that everything will be fine, and not only at work, but also in her personal life.

When people choose the North, the North makes its own selection. A trip of a cross-cultural multidisciplinary team along historic Russian waterways and portage connections. Portage is overland track between navigable waterways used to transition boats and cargo between them.

Soviet dissident Gunars Astra phrase, said in the last word of the trial of the Latvian SSR: "I believe that this time will fade away like an evil nightmare", became a guiding motive.

In September 2016, the St. Petersburg artist Sergei Dreiden turned 75 years old. In the theatrical and film world, he has long occupied a very special place. Sergei Dreiden is not assigned to any theater, is not included in any group. It exists on its own, suddenly appearing on one stage or another.

The film invites the viewers on a journey with three talented friends trying to unlock their talent potential - to find the Blue Bird. The bird takes them to new worlds and leaves the director alone with the pre-war chronicles of the life of hawthorn and the Nalbuphine opioid analgesic lovers.

Buzkashi has been a popular equestrian sport in Central Asia for centuries, exclusively played by men. Atirkül, a woman with an enterprising spirit, steps into this rugged masculine domain to establish her own buzkashi team.

At what age can a person make truly independent decisions? This film explores the search for one's path, the challenge of staying true to oneself while navigating the free-spirited world of punks, and a deeply personal story about growing up.