10th IN THE PALACE ISFF, 2012

Visiting day. Lindalva prepares food to take it to her son who is in jail. Metruti, Lindalva's son, shaves and wears the best clothes to welcome his mother. Today is a very special day and he really needs to make a phone call. His mother is taking a risk, she's willing to smuggle a cell phone for him into the penitentiary.

A short film about memory and childhood, set in Yaroslavl in 1930, and created under the supervision of Oscar-winning animator Aleksandr Petrov after a year and a half of work.

A reflection on modernity and global development, documenting the use of human physical force to perform work in the 21st century. The film takes place in the capital of Bangladesh, where the 'machine men' execute different physical works, a mass of millions of people who become the driving force behind the city.

The film tells the story of a young man, living in the country side, whose nightly ritual consists in recovering bodies from a river and returning them to their mourners. We see him sailing away on his boat and picking his catch along a moonlit path. As he ventures outdoors nature's presence is sensed in a heightened manner: animal and insect noises, wind-swung trees, and an impenetrable darkness overtake the viewer's aural and visual fields. All these natural elements work together increasing the sense of awe and mystery surrounding this young man's ritual.

When Yavor's world collapses, the first thing that comes to his mind is to meet his best friend, Ferti, in the neighborhood where they grew up together. Driven by despair, the two boys find solace in memories and drugs.

The short animated documentary film Father (2012, 16'30") features five parallel realities in which the impossible dialogue between a child and a father would take place. The film is based on the authentic experiences of several young people