The Art of Noticing

  • Director - Maria Karpinskaya

    Editor - Maria Karpinskaya

    Writer - Maria Karpinskaya

    Sound - Adam Ashurov

    Prod - Adam Ashurov

    DP - Leon Nikishayev

    Color - Leon Nikishayev

    PD - Eliza Ashurova

    AD - Uliana Evdokimova

    Light - Uliana Evdokimova

    Actress - Sarah Morduhovich

  • The video is protagonists journey to the beach which symbolize her path to healing and renewal in the aftermath of the traumatic relationships. As she continues her journey, her outlook on the world transforms. She learns to appreciate smallest details, signifying her shift towards a more positive and open perspective. Amid her positive experiences, the video interjects with sudden fragment of traumatic memories. These flashes represent her ongoing battle with the haunting effect of her past. Arriving at the beach is the climax of her journey. Here she finds a sense of absolute happiness and serenity. The unity she feels with nature reflects her internal harmony

Ilya

  • Director - Maria Karpinskaya

    DP - Darya Trunova

    Prod - Uliana Evdokimova

    Editor - Maria Karpinskaya

    PD - Maria Karpinskaya

    Staring - Sonya Gurshenkova, Daniel Bamikov

  • Ilya, in this decaying, ruined building, is a reflection of the human soul in the post-Soviet space. In the USSR, people's freedom was delimited; their consciousness was constantly exposed to propaganda, and any dissent was punished. This led to the fact that even when freedom was given, this Ilya, standing in a rotting, ruined building, remains in the mind of every person, in every house, and in every city of our country.

    Ilya is that porcelain set — the most expensive thing in your house — but which you never use. Ilya is that tea bag you've brewed ten times already, even though inside your couch your family has a large sum set aside for a "rainy day."

    It's your perpetually tormented parents at a job they don't like, not paying attention to you. It's your unfulfilled dreams of a creative profession. Ilya is a collective image of a mentality that has grown from the post-Soviet into the Russian mentality.

    The inner life of the average citizen of Russia consists of these little details which I have pointed out. For a long period of time, the consciousness of the Russian man has been deliberately limited, instilled with boundaries and prohibitions in order to manipulate and change as it is convenient.

    But why have these habits remained with us?

depersonalisation

  • Director - Maria Karpinskaya

    Editor - Maria Karpinskaya

    DP - Kayla Lubba

    Starring - Elif Caliskann

  • Visual Exploration of Depersonalisation

dream

  • Director - Ivan Lustin

    Producer - Uliana Evokimova

    DP - Darya Trunova

    Editor - Darya Trunova

    AD - Maria Karpinskaya