No One Knows Where Valerik Lives (18+)
Russia, 2022, 25 min.
Director: Anna Artemyeva
Director: Anna Artemyeva
This is a story about a hunter named Valerik who lives in a small Siberian village 700 km from Krasnoyarsk. He spends the whole winter in the forest with his dog Skif, hunting for furs to feed his family. Valerik takes pictures of himself with a small digital pocket camera in order to later share his hunting adventures with his beloved wife Zina. He feels himself the master of nature, but the forest in the form of a bear follows the footsteps of Valerik.
World premier
Anna Artemyeva
Anna Artemyeva
was born in Moscow. She graduated from the cinematography and directing (animation department) faculties of VGIK. MA in Documentary Film Directing from DocNomads (2021). Her student non-fiction film "Don’t Hesitate To Come For a Visit, Mom" was a participant of more than 30 major international festivals, including Visions du Reel, Go Short, Hot Docs, Vienna Shorts, ZagrebDox, Doclisboa, etc. Anna lives and works in Moscow.
FILMOGRAPHY
Don’t Hesitate To Come For a Visit, Mom, 2020; No One Knows Where Valerik Lives, 2022.
Russia, 2022, 25 min.
Director: Anna Artemyeva
Director: Anna Artemyeva
This is a story about a hunter named Valerik who lives in a small Siberian village 700 km from Krasnoyarsk. He spends the whole winter in the forest with his dog Skif, hunting for furs to feed his family. Valerik takes pictures of himself with a small digital pocket camera in order to later share his hunting adventures with his beloved wife Zina. He feels himself the master of nature, but the forest in the form of a bear follows the footsteps of Valerik.
World premier