Eastern Window competition – programme 1

Sonuncu
The Last One
Ostatni
dir./reż. Sergei Pikalov
cinematography/zdjęcia: Denis Madyshev
Azerbaijan/Azerbejdżan 2014, 15’
contact/kontakt: hanna@festagent.com

The old man has outlived everyone, his friends, his wife, his children… but he isn’t lonely. An old fridge buzzing hoarsely in the corridor has replaced his family and friends.

Brut
Brutus
dir./reż. Svetlana Filippova
Russia/Rosja 2014, 12’36”
contact/kontakt: sharstudia@gmail.com

Brutus always glanced into human eyes only for a moment and immediately turned away: „It is a pity that we, the dogs, cannot talk to people about anything, otherwise we would teach them to recognize the smell of good and evil”.

My own personal moose
Mój własny łoś
dir./reż. Leonid Shmelkov
Russia/Rosja 2013, 16’30”
contact/kontakt: metronomefilmsfest@gmail.com

Misha is a quiet, dreamy boy. His dearest wish is to meet a real elk one day. The boy’s quirky fantasy world is reflected in a mixture of playful and surreal motifs as well as melancholic and endearing images.

Zima
Winter
dir./reż. Cristina Picchi
cinematography/zdjęcia: Saulius Lukoševičius
Russia/Rosja 2013, 11’27’’
contact/kontakt: cristina@cristinapicchi.com

A portrait of a season – a journey through northern Russia and Siberia, through the feelings and thoughts of the people who have to cope with one of the world’s harshest climates.

Cai Putere
Horsepower
Koń mechaniczny
dir./reż. Daniel Sandu
cinematography/zdjęcia: Alex Trăilă
Romania/Rumunia 2014, 27’
contact/kontakt: office@iconfilm.ro

Mihai shelters his motorcycle over the winter in his 10th floor apartment. With the help of his friends, he carries it upstairs in autumn and downstairs in spring. He has been doing this every year since he was young, but this year Mihai finds out how fragile friendships can be just when he needs them most.

De-a baba oarba
Blind Man’s Bluff
Blef niewidomego
dir./reż. Mircea Bobina
cinematography/zdjęcia: Annegret Sachse
Moldova/Mołdawia 2014, 5’57”
contact/kontakt: mirceabbina@gmail.com

A story of a relationship falling apart, and depiction of childish behavior that comes with it.

PTSD
Stres pourazowy
dir./reż. Oleksii Sobolev, Misha Koroteev
cinematography/zdjęcia: Oleksii Sobolev, Misha Koroteev
Ukraine/Ukraina 2013, 3’36”
contact/kontakt: info@vgnc.com.ua

Two soldiers during an operation get into a tough situation. Chris steps on a mine and asks Ehan to find a heavy stone in order to replace the weight on the mine. Ethan promises to wear a dress to his friend’s funeral if Chris dies.