René Harder

Mr. Pilipenko and His Submarine

Jan-Hinrik Drevs, René Harder

Vladimir Andreyevich Pilipenko, Anya Michailovna Pilipenko

Vladimir Pilipenko built a submarine. Life size. And in the village lake, his submarine worked. But Vladimir has set his sights on something bigger than the local pond. Can his sub really dive in the Black Sea?

Die Hüter der Tundra

René Harder

Way up in the far northwest of the Russian Tundra lies the picturesque village of Krasnoschchelye. Its inhabitants, indigenous Sami people, live from the ancient tradition of reindeer husbandry. Once a year the reindeer herders are celebrated for their labors in a festival that features a reindeer sleigh race where they can display their skills. But the Kolkhoz is insolvent and it looks like the festival might have to be cancelled - a symbol of the Sami tradition and culture in Russia, currently threatened with extinction. 30 years old Sasha, a member of the newly found Sami parliament in Russia fights for the festival and the survival of her village.