The Beginning
| Russian Shorts: The Beginning | |
The Beginning | |
 | Russia, 2012, 6 min DIRECTOR: Eleonora Zbanke |
| Moscow, 2012. The true sexuality of young Russian women has just begun to awaken and Daria is thrilled. | |
Three Times About It | |
 | Russia, 2011, 14 min DIRECTOR: Seva Galkin |
| In the macho dominated world of sport, Yaroslav, a young athlete, is having a hard time coming to terms with his attraction for men. | |
P | |
 | Russia, 2011, 1.40 min Language: Russian with English subtitles DIRECTOR:Valentina Korabelnikova |
| Every person is unique. Do we have the right to impose on another person our point of view? Can we decide for others how to be and how to live? Do we really believe in what we are saying is 100% truth? Each person is unique. | |
Mauve | |
 | Russia, 2012, 18 min Language: Russian with English subtitles DIRECTOR:Elena Ustinova, Zhanna Zhunusova |
| Nelly, a student at university, falls in love with her young teacher Veronika. When Anton, her classmate reads the letter aloud, everyone knows. Coming to terms with the situation, her only friend to confide in is Serge. Through his support and friendship other discoveries are made. | |
Altar of Inanni | |
 | Russia, 2012, 14 min Language:Russian with English subtitles DIRECTOR: Rinat Minnekhanov |
| Two old friends, Sergey and Ruslan, decide to spend their winter Sunday on the rooftops of the city’s unfinished apartment buildings. Chatting and drinking Sergey suddenly asks an unexpected question. Costing either life or death, the stakes are high and Ruslan is forced to choose. | |
Not With Us | |
 | Russia, 2012, 42 min Language: Russian with English subtitles DIRECTOR: Svetlana Sigalaeva |
| “...On the day of my release I will merely be moving from one prison into another.” (Oscar Wilde) Freedom is rarely with us. “He who is not with us is not here.” -The words of the penal colony warden, written at the entrance to the prison. | |
