A documentary about the phenomenon of the Brother duology and its place in the country's cultural code. Directors Anna and Grigory Selyanov explore Balabanov's legacy, rare archives, and routes from Moscow to New York to understand how these films united several generations of Russians.

Celebrities remember Mikhail Zhvanetsky, with some of the unique footage from rehearsals and his home also featured. This is more than just a tribute: it is a concert film where Sergey Makovetsky, Yuri Stoyanov, Igor Zolotovitsky, Ilya Sobolev, Kristina Babushkina, Pavel Derevyanko, Sergey Zhilin, Stanislav Duzhnikov, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Nastasya Samburskaya, Lyudmila Artemyeva, Nikolay Valuev, Sergey Zhilin, and Gleb Kalyuzhny breathe new life into the iconic author’s best monologues.

A film about film scholar and cultural expert Kirill Razlogov, featuring his final, previously unpublished interview, rare archival materials, and exclusive photos from his family's personal archive, as well as a custom animation narrated by the subject's voice, illustrating his memoirs.

Boxing's Most Revolutionary Champion.

This film is not about the concert. It’s about how it’s made. The artists, the choir, the orchestra, the sound, the light, the movement. Almost everything that happens behind the scenes of the laboratory. Our documentary film about LAB — for you.

The story of Charles Sydney Gibbes, the tutor to Grand Duchesses and Tsarevich Alexei – an extraordinary forgotten tale from the Russian Revolution.

Since 2014, many churches have been damaged in Donbass, as well as in the Zaporizhia and Kherson regions, some have been completely destroyed. But despite the damage and the danger of shelling, services are still being held in some churches today. The documentary by Ekaterina Arkalova tells the story of the restoration of damaged churches, the invincible spirit of Orthodoxy, and the power of human faith and the desire to revive life. The film is based on the stories of churches and people from Avdiivka, Severodonetsk, shelled areas of Donetsk, Svetlodarsk, the village of Kirovo, Belaya Gora, Nikolsky Monastery near Ugledar, as well as stories from soldiers, civilian priests and volunteers of the Maksym Krivonos detachment.

Alina is studying at medical university and has been living in St. Petersburg for a year. The big city offers many opportunities and a vibrant lifestyle. In the summer, Alina returns to her native village in Altai. She will complete an internship at the local hospital, which is short of doctors, and once again experience life in harmony with nature—following the special traditions of her extraordinary land.

The film almanac is a travelogue that immerses the viewer in Russia's past. It comes to life in the personal recollections of both prominent and little-known public and cultural figures. The heroes of the new part are: Vasily Perov, Andrei Tarkovsky, Marina Tsvetaeva, Tamara Petkevich, Sergei Durylin, Sergei Konenkov and Aleksandr Vertinsky. Their recollections were voiced by: Yevgeny Mironov, Maxim Matveyev, Yulia Snigir, Yevgenia Simonova, Dmitry Lysenkov, Yevgeny Tkachuk and Nikolay Chindyaykin.

Under the guidance of an experienced artist, the young performer will perfect one of his compositions and record it for the GAZGOLDER label. It is also the story of the formation of talent and the documented path of development of an aspiring artist — from finding himself to performing live with Basta.

"Closing" is a film almanac made up of nine verses. Instead of a rap beat, there is beer, rain, a beach, a zoo, random conversations, and a city that lives its own life. These are not stories with a beginning and an end, but statements written into the rhythm of the festival, where cinema becomes a way to be together and a way to be alone. Any almanac is a film cypher: everyone goes to the microphone, says their piece, and leaves, leaving room for someone else. "Closing" is exactly that: a collection of voices in which you can hear laughter, fatigue, love, and meaninglessness. This is a film about how cinema closes the day and opens the night.

A story about the inhabitants of the small Taimyr village of reindeer herders Novy Popigai, who belong to the small endangered northern Dolgan people.

They came to Donbass from different countries in search of truth. And they stayed on for the sake of those whose voices were not heard. Dialogues about war and duty, a long search for meaning amidst the ruins, working with tragic footage. This is a film about those for whom Donbass has become a refuge of truth.

A documentary series following a family investigation. Sisters, whose parents died under mysterious circumstances, return to the site of the tragedy. In the series’ first two episodes, they seek to uncover the details of their family’s loss and explore whether childhood trauma can be healed.

Ten perspectives on St. Petersburg at the beginning of 2024. Where does the “spirit of the city” still reside, here and now? Has it become nothing more than an empty tourist brand? Has it dissipated amid the bustle of the new century? Ten very different styles, methods, and genres combine in a cinematic suite that captures the pulse of Russia’s most deliberate city.

You speak—I listen. It rains—I feel. You move—I stand still. If I am not here—it means nothing ever was.

A film-portrait of a sacred place for Yakutia — Kharama Khayata — and its residents who are trying to preserve the heritage of their ancestors, through legends and oral folk art to instill a love and respect for the unique Yakut culture. Will they manage to keep their sacred mountain and own history?

The city of Suzdal was first recorded in ancient chronicles 1000 years ago. For centuries, it attracted the very energy of life and creative powers of outstanding people. The Grand Dukes Vladimir Monomakh, Yuri Dolgoruky, Andrei Bogolyubsky, Georgy Vsevolodovich erected powerful fortifications around the Kremlin, built and repeatedly rebuilt the main city cathedral in honor of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, founded ensembles of princely residences around Suzdal - Kideksha and Bogolyubovo. They nurtured the capital of a new state, the prototype of the Moscow Tsardom - Vladimir on the Klyazma.

This is a film about a director's workshop, which was led by People's Artist of the Russian Federation, director-producer Sergey Snezhkin and Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, actress Margarita Bychkova. The film was shot by one of the students of this workshop and tells about the same students who studied directing and acting for five years and dreamed of a long and happy life in art, not yet realizing that on the path to a director's career there are no rules and guarantees, and after training the struggle for happiness will only begin...

From 1961 to 1995, Alexander Sokurov kept a personal diary, recording both important events and everyday trivia. Now these candid recordings are taking on a new life in a large-scale five-hour documentary, intertwined with footage from iconic films of that era. This is not just the autobiography of a famous director, but a personal look at the history of the second half of the 20th century, full of reflections and observations.

In the North people call winter roads the “roads of life”. Even today there are many settlements and villages where foodstuffs and fuel can be delivered only in winter. For mining companies working in inaccessible locations, winter is the only time when large equipment can be delivered.

Everyone in life undergoes a personality test, "am I a trembling creature" or "do I have the right"? The case with the old woman falls to the Murmansk judge Yulia Andreyevna Grin. The pensioner may end up on the street after being manipulated by telephone scammers. Due to the loans taken out under their pressure, her apartment is already up for sale. Yulia will have to decide whether to make a standard decision or, at her own risk, defend the victim. If the defense ends in favor of the victim, this will happen for the first time in the history of the practice of the Russian arbitration court.

March 2022, Mariupol. Marines, special forces and tanks of the Russian Armed Forces unsuccessfully storm the city of half a million, which has become a large-scale battlefield. The Somali assault battalion comes to their aid. A Russian propaganda war film about the siege of Mariupol.

"Listen!" is a hunt for sounds and meanings. In four episodes from four different regions, we will see how modern ethnic music is born, from the concept to the final track, and try to understand why we listen with such awe to music that features the voices of our ancestors?

Cadets of the Naval School have an internship on the training ship Nadezhda. As young men, they adapt to the harsh realities of the sea, strengthening their will and developing a true masculine character.

A film about the history of the Volga village of Krasnovidovo, where Empress Catherine I, the great writer Maxim Gorky and the first cosmonaut of the planet Yuri Gagarin left their traces.

Valera is 57 years old, 24 of which he has been limited in his ability to move, and five of which he has not gone outside at all. Valera believes that he will be able to walk, although he does not consider himself fully functional, just like his opponents in the trial.

A film about the life and work of the "paper architect" Ivan Leonidov.

Nastya lands her first major role in a Moscow theatre, where she’s hailed as a rising star. Yet, behind the scenes, she struggles, living in a dorm, friendless, and at times unable to afford food. As she pours herself into her role, she has little time to visit her dying father. Nastya must confront a difficult question: is her dream of the theatre worth sacrificing her personal life?

A group of former Russian nuclear scientist has settled on a small Greek island with about 60 inhabitants. These "Russians", as the locals call them, had a promising future in the USSR or in the West. But they decided differently. More than 20 years ago, they decided to take part in a lifelong experiment to explore the basic questions of human society on the basis of Pythagoras' philosophy.

About people who have dedicated themselves to their favorite business. They have different ages, places of residence, and destinies, but each of them realized one day that environmental protection is his vocation.

In the music world the outstanding pianist Alexander Toradze (1952–2022) is also known as Lexo, as he was often called by his relatives, friends, and colleagues. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatoire in 1977. In the 1980’s, he emigrated to the USA, taught at Indiana University, and later launched his own piano studio. Toradze was a brilliant interpreter of the works of Shostakovich, Mussorgsky, Scryabin, and Stravinsky. The recordings of Prokofiev’s concertos performed by Alexander Toradze with the Mariinsky Theater Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev are considered a gold standard. The pianist also appeared frequently with leading orchestras of Europe and the USA.

On December 15, 2024, the collision and sinking of two fuel oil tankers in the Kerch Strait caused one of the most devastating environmental disasters in the history of the Black Sea. Six months later, the tankers lying on the seabed are still leaking fuel oil, and of the thousands of volunteers who initially took part in the cleanup, only a few dozen remain along a 30-kilometer stretch of beach. The film was shot on the Taman Peninsula in early summer 2025, against the backdrop of a formally lifted, yet in reality already underway, beach season. In the face of scarce resources, the departure of their own leaders, and the daily release of fuel oil, the volunteers talk about themselves, rescue animals, combat the ignorance of those around them, and try to find the motivation to continue their fight against a disaster that at times seems endless.

Valka cannot keep his balance. He needs crutches to stand and walk, and a bicycle to run. For him, the world is full of perils and mishaps. How can one face life at nine years old, when a wrong step or the slightest push sends you tumbling? To steady himself, Valka has invented a mantra: “I’m a real samurai!” Armed with it, he takes his first independent and courageous steps toward the world.

March 2022. The Somalia battalion, as part of the main forces, was sent to storm fortified Mariupol in order to ensure the possibility of an offensive by the Russian Armed Forces. On the outskirts of the city, no one yet knows the scale of the disaster that will unfold in the coming weeks and what trials soldiers and civilians will have to go through.

Although set in the southern Netherlands and Belgium, the story draws from murders that began in Moscow Oblast, Russia, in 2014. Fedorov, a young man of Russian descent orphaned and raised by his uncle, graduated from a technical university near The Hague but, afflicted by worsening somatic symptoms, failed to secure work. Returning to Russia under sanctions seemed impossible. He wandered the streets, smoking cannabis and throwing stones at drunks. Within this self-made prison he met Helena, a Flemish girl, on an online forum. She lured him into smuggling soap and chemicals to the black market in Liège. The next month he met Helena and two female accomplices at Liège-Guillemins Station. Yet at their suburban hideout—an abandoned factory—he was forced into his first murder and dismemberment. Only then did he realise he had entered their abyss of crime, irrevocably damned. Where will their fates turn in the next manipulative, large-scale ensemble sequence?

Frank accounts from eyewitnesses — a former police officer who worked with “night butterflies,” a Soviet prostitute, and a catering worker with over a hundred romantic stories behind her — are intertwined with analysis from experts such as historian Lev Lurye, sociologist Elena Zdravomyslova, and sex blogger Arina Kholina. They help the viewer better understand how the legacy of the Soviet era is reflected in the intimate lives of people today.

A film about Pavel Klushantsev (1910–1999), an outstanding Soviet director at the Lennauchfilm studio and creator of popular science films about space, who foresaw advancements in space exploration decades ahead. Drawing on unique documentary footage, the film traces Klushantsev’s life story. He endured revolutions, wars, professional triumphs, and dismissal from his beloved work, yet never lost faith in humanity’s boundless potential to build a better world.

March 2022. The Somalia battalion, as part of the main forces, was sent to storm fortified Mariupol in order to ensure the possibility of an offensive by the Russian Armed Forces. On the outskirts of the city, no one yet knows the scale of the disaster that will unfold in the coming weeks and what trials soldiers and civilians will have to go through.

The documentary will feature interviews with contemporary theorists and practitioners who will share their insights on the concept of a chair.

Two young teachers in search of happiness decide to change their lives dramatically. One runs away from a working village to a metropolis, the other, on the contrary, seeks solitude and leaves the noisy capital for a village. The girls have only three months of summer vacation to make a decision and take a decisive step. Will they go against their family, friends, their fears? Will they become happy?

In postwar Königsberg, displaced East Prussians and arriving Soviet settlers were forced to live side by side, bound by loss and survival. Through interviews, archives, and stage fragments, this documentary explores the fragile encounters across enemy lines.

The film is based on a spontaneous interview with Godovannaya’s father, recorded at an airport in the summer of 2022. For the first time, he shares his family album, revealing moments of childhood, growing up, military service, and photos of cherished friends, relatives, children, and grandchildren, alongside stories of relocations, encounters, and partings.

The dacha is a religion. The dacha is an art. The dacha is a kind of time machine, once you get into it, you return to the most carefree moments of life. In its depths you can find real artifacts: from the magazine "Youth" to vintage clothes from all corners of the planet. What makes up the amazing dacha world? And why is it so important?

A documentary about the spiritual and personal life of Nikita Mikhalkov. The plot covers 66 years of friendship between him and the author - Nikolaev Burlyaev. The film uses unique archival materials.

Twenty-nine-year-old Sasha Chusov has been growing giant pumpkins on his six-acre plot of land in the Moscow region for many years. For him, it's an agrosport and a path to the title of "Pumpkin King." Last year, Sasha set a Russian record with his 817-kilogram pumpkin. This year, he truly believes his pumpkin will not only weigh over a ton but also become the heaviest in the world. After all, he's already purchased a selective seed at auction and built a greenhouse with heat pumps, a heating system, irrigation, and ventilation. He controls everything from the nutrition to the soil.

A study of the life and work of Andrei Rublev and his influence on Orthodox culture, as well as the spiritual phenomenon behind Russian icons.

The almanac consists of six short stories dedicated to the key punk rock bands of the Irkutsk region and the Republic of Buryatia, which formed an original musical style and made a cultural contribution to the development of the musical community of Eastern Siberia. Each part is a kind of alternative film chronicle, capturing the history of the Siberian musical underground from the 1990s to the 2000s, as well as a projection of the punk subculture participants to the present day.

A documentary about the creation of Anna Asti's stadium concert.

Vitaly Selin's "Exit from the Water" chronicles the return of Russia's most decorated swimmer, Yulia Efimova, to the sport.

Stories about extraordinary people from North Ossetia with different professions, views and culture, but they definitely agree on one thing - in the boundless love for the place where they grew up and live.

A living cultural monument: a love letter to the legendary St. Petersburg House of Radio, which has served as a place of power for people of art for decades.

From Istanbul, feminist Anastasia Polozkova probes Russia's post-2022 assault on reproductive rights. In calls with activists, doctors and researchers in Russia/exile, Turkish and Kurdish feminists, she asks: ban in law, or in practice?

Once upon a time, in the early 2000s, Moscow City was not considered the most promising project. Now it is one of the city's landmarks, a powerful business center that continues to grow. In 2024, another letter M was added to it - two Moscow Towers. The long-term construction was carried out by the famous German architectural bureau Werner Sobek, for whom it is important that everything in the project is technologically advanced and justified.

Viktor Gladyshev's childhood was cruelly interrupted by the war when he was eight years old. His memories, told in adulthood to a modern girl, Varya, create a powerful emotional bridge between generations.

On a chilly winter morning on December 27, 1922, the steamer "Majestic" departed from the French port of Cherbourg on its way to America. On board was the troupe of the Moscow Art Theatre, led by Konstantin Stanislavsky, who was already a world-renowned theatre director and the creator of the famous system. Our film will tell the story of this historic tour, which marked a significant milestone in the life of this great theatre reformer of the 20th century.

After the war began, memorial plaques bearing the names of victims of repression started being torn down far more often than before. The Last Address project didn’t have the resources to keep up with the vandalism. A group of activists stepped in: they began making temporary cardboard plaques and set out to track down those responsible.