Wind Has No Tail
Nika is one of the youngest daughters in the Yamal nomad’s family. The administration of the nearest village should take her to a boarding school very soon, separating her from family and home for a long time. A nomadic teacher must prepare Nika for departure.
2024 (60 mins)
Director/filmmaker: Ivan Vlasov, Nikita Stashkevich
Producer/production company: OOO Zarevo
Country of production: Russia
Country/location of film: Russia
Screening: 15:50 Thurs 9th Oct at the Museum of Macedonia
Ivan Vlasov was born and raised in Tula. He studied at VGIK in the workshop of S.V. Miroshnichenko. He tries to find a form that would help reveal Russian culture in a new way. His works have won prizes at several Russian festivals and he was awarded the Laurel Branch Prize in the Cinema of the Future category.
Nikita Stashkevich was born and raised in St. Petersburg. Since 2017, he has studied at the St. Petersburg State Institute of Cinema and Television. From 2018 to 2023, he studied at VGIK, in the workshop of S.V. Miroshnichenko. In 2021, he was awarded the Laurel Branch award for best debut and in he won the Broadcast Film Critics Guild Award for Best Debut.
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