Evgeny Mitta

Выступление и наказание

Evgeny Mitta

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Yekaterina Samutsevich

Russian activists Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Ekaterina Samutsevich decide to separate from the well-known activist group Voina and create their own group named Pussy Riot that would express their ideas of female independence, combining activism, feminism, and punk rock music. Their defeat in court becomes their moral victory, as Pussy Riot are cheered on by thousands of their new-found fans.

Tale About Czar Pyotr Arranging Arap's Wedding

Aleksandr Mitta

Vladimir Vysotsky, Aleksey Petrenko

Peter the Great takes a Russian man of African heritage - Ibrahim Petrovich Hannibal - under his wing as the tsar builds his grand navy. After having a disastrous affair in France, Ibrahim vows to never fall in love again, until he sees the daughter of a wealthy boyar. Peter the Great insists the two be married, but Ibrahim goes against the tsar's wishes, refusing to force her to marry him since she doesn't consent. When another man tries to marry her, however, Ibrahim's loyalties and generous nature are put to the test.

Пепперштейн, сюрреалити-шоу

Evgeny Mitta

Pavel Pepperstein

Pavel Pepperstein is one of the iconic artists of his generation and an active participant in the international art scene. The film "Pepperstein, surreal show" explores the origins and turning points in the life and work of the creator of the direction of "psychedelic realism". Pepperstein talks about his childhood in the circle of Moscow conceptualists, friends of his father Viktor Pivovarov and the raves of the 90s, and his whimsical graphics come to life thanks to animation, complementing the kaleidoscope of the artist's life.

2012

Evgeny Mitta

The protest events that took place in Moscow in 2011-2012 affected the fate of many people. After 5 years, the participants of these events share their stories.