How to turn a modest Instagram store into a small fashion empire? The creators of the brand of basic, laconic, but not boring clothing 12storeez from Yekaterinburg launched their business in the crisis of 2014. And everything worked out: now the brand has many stores across the country and several abroad, huge turnover, a showroom at the Trekhgornaya Manufactory and bright campaigns that invariably attract attention.
Composer and founder of the Cinematica chamber orchestra Gleb Andrianov once realized that he needed a new creative challenge. And he set off on a ten-day journey across the Kuril Ridge to play a concert on top of an active volcano. It turned out to be a unique journey into two elements – nature and music, which have much in common.
Alai Oli is a band that constantly reinvents itself. The band started out in Yekaterinburg, but almost immediately began playing outside the city. And if at the start Alai Oli was listed as a reggae band, then later it became more difficult to define their style. “Everything is intertwined into a single stream,” is how the band’s creator Olya Marquez describes Alai Oli’s songs.
Summer, friends, skateboarding — sounds like a formula for happiness. “Family Portrait” captures a few warm days that contain the daily life of a family passionate about skateboarding and tattoos. Although the word “passion” is not appropriate here: they live for it. Gena Kakusha has been skating since the 90s and is now developing skate culture in Russia. His partner Anya Lunina also often gets on the board and also gets tattoos.
A poetic portrait of Albie Sachs, anti-apartheid icon and constitutional court judge, whose experiences under the apartheid regime and visionary ideals helped forge South Africa’s path to justice and transformation.
For over 200 years, the Balobedu Kingdom in South Africa has been led by female monarchs known as the Rain Queens. However, upon the passing of Queen Modjadji IV in 2005, a question of succession emerged. The film chronicles the fierce succession battle within the Balobedu Kingdom between Queen Masalanabo Modjadji, the rightful heir, and her brother, Prince Lekukela Modjadji, as they both contend for the throne.
Four Soldiers are escorting an arrogant Lieutenant on a dangerous mission through the fields of Belgium. Can they complete their mission before the team falls apart? Or will the Lieutenant's actions cause the downfall of their company.
Set at an idyllic summer literary retreat, Homolita is an erotic comedy about the pratfalls and pitfalls of modern queer dating and the enduring legacy of Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita.
In 1806, the collapse of Mount Rossberg triggered one of Switzerland's most devastating natural disasters, which obliterated the village of Goldau, claiming 457 lives. This film vividly portrays the harrowing moments that reshaped an entire valley.
Meet Babs, an optimistic octogenarian speed-racing through life, one five-year plan at a time. Like a modern day Maude from Harold and Maude, Babs moves through life at breakneck speed. She spars with her ex over her 5-year plan for relationships, admitting to a reputation for always having her vibrator. She lap-dances at a party celebrating the 41st anniversary of her 39th birthday, threatening to kick anyone who says “80” out the door. A trip to the AIDS memorial grove on the heels of aquacise class at the Jewish Community Center sparks a glorious rumination on a possible afterlife.
Luo Fuxing is the ‘godfather’ of Shamate, an alternative Chinese subcultural movement. Two decades into his career he takes on a new challenge: theatre.
The surreal and the everyday intersect when two visitors from space land in rural Azerbaijan and observe a coach trying to form the country’s first all-female football team.
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