AND LIFE ALWAYS FINDS A WAY
Story film, 2023
Country: Russia
Runtime: 24 min
Director: Valentina Bespalaya
Screenwriters: Valentina Bespalaya, Andrey Garyazh
Producers: Valentina Bespalaya, Vitaly Nakushnov
Cameramen: Mikhail Bogomazov, Alexandra Kizyun
Sound designer: Philip Trumpokais
Cross-cutting: Valentina Bespalaya, Vitaly Nakushnov
Starring: Arina Kizilova, Kirill Ermakov, Danil Tyabin, Natasha Tsygankova, Natalia Rakhmanova, Irina Konashevskaya
Lera is eight, and she lives in a small village. When she hears from adults that it is possible to save her puppy from illness by giving it alcohol, she rushes into action. The puppy suffocates and dies in her arms. From that day on, she feels like a stranger in her family and among her friends. She thinks everyone hates her. Nearly 20 years after, Lera returns to the village of her childhood. She finally decides to confess to her loved ones that she still feels uncomfortable among them and is surprised to learn new details of that story.
Country: Russia
Runtime: 24 min
Director: Valentina Bespalaya
Screenwriters: Valentina Bespalaya, Andrey Garyazh
Producers: Valentina Bespalaya, Vitaly Nakushnov
Cameramen: Mikhail Bogomazov, Alexandra Kizyun
Sound designer: Philip Trumpokais
Cross-cutting: Valentina Bespalaya, Vitaly Nakushnov
Starring: Arina Kizilova, Kirill Ermakov, Danil Tyabin, Natasha Tsygankova, Natalia Rakhmanova, Irina Konashevskaya
Lera is eight, and she lives in a small village. When she hears from adults that it is possible to save her puppy from illness by giving it alcohol, she rushes into action. The puppy suffocates and dies in her arms. From that day on, she feels like a stranger in her family and among her friends. She thinks everyone hates her. Nearly 20 years after, Lera returns to the village of her childhood. She finally decides to confess to her loved ones that she still feels uncomfortable among them and is surprised to learn new details of that story.
Valentina Bespalaya
Director's short bio:
Lera is eight, and she lives in a small village. When she hears from adults that it is possible to save her puppy from illness by giving it alcohol, she rushes into action. The puppy suffocates and dies in her arms. From that day on, she feels like a stranger in her family and among her friends. She thinks everyone hates her. Nearly 20 years after, Lera returns to the village of her childhood. She finally decides to confess to her loved ones that she still feels uncomfortable among them and is surprised to learn new details of that story.
Director's filmography:
2020 – «Good Things»
Lera is eight, and she lives in a small village. When she hears from adults that it is possible to save her puppy from illness by giving it alcohol, she rushes into action. The puppy suffocates and dies in her arms. From that day on, she feels like a stranger in her family and among her friends. She thinks everyone hates her. Nearly 20 years after, Lera returns to the village of her childhood. She finally decides to confess to her loved ones that she still feels uncomfortable among them and is surprised to learn new details of that story.
Director's filmography:
2020 – «Good Things»