Russia

Sergei Loznistsa’s Letter (Pismo, 2013)

Moritz Pfeifer saw Sergei Loznitsa’s latest film set in a psychiatric institution on the Russian countryside.

Kirill Serebrennikov’s new film points to his background in theater.

With this piece, director Alexei Fedorchenko references and responds to his earlier film Silent Souls.

Anastasia Eleftheriou met Denis Klebleev during the Cinéma du Réel to talk with him about his new film.

Alexander Abaturov speaks about his experience of shooting the elections in Siberia.

Baskova speaks about researching for her film, its political dimension, and Russian labor unions.

This Belarusian film offers us a vision sprung from a “dreamed-up country” sculpted in wood and painstakingly arranged.

Alexander Abaturov follows the 2012 Russian pre-election period in Atchinsk.

Denis Klebleev goes to Kamchatka following two truck drivers delivering goods in this forlorn region of Russia.

Svetlana Baskova's feature illustrates the activities of leftist labor unions in Russia.