19:00–22:00 Garage Auditorium
Voices by the window
Director: Elvira Bolgova
Screenplay: Marina Moskovchuk
Running time: 11 min
6+
Supervisor: Irakli Kvirikadze
Two cleaners—the Chubby One and the Redhead—are washing piles of dishes in the basement kitchen of a fancy restaurant In Aphrodite’s Gardens, when their daily routine is interrupted by a separated couple arguing by the kitchen window.
Casting
Director: Vlada Makeychik
Running time: 11 min
6+
An ambitious mother brings her daughter to a casting, hoping to make her an actress. However, the girl does not share her enthusiasm. The conflict between mother and daughter will be resolved in the most unexpected way.
Lyonechka
Director: Alla Savina
Running time: 22 min
12+
An HR manager in a film studio, Lyonechka reads a school composition by his eight-year-old daughter, who is writing about her father. The text is funny but very short. Lyonya gets upset and decides to write the story of his life himself.
The Last Tram
Director: Daria Molchalova
Running time: 17 min
6+
A son is taking care of his elderly mother who is losing her memory, stoically withstanding all of the consequent hardships. Meanwhile, his mother’s conscience delves into the world of childhood, where her son doesn’t exist. Only a tiny bit of her memory is still resisting the loss.
The Telescope
Director: Sonya Stenko
Running time: 20 min
12+
Anton is constructing a telescope in a tiny Moscow flat. A phone rings. He talks to Lisa, who has left him. Anton tells her, ironically, that he’s planning to howl at the moon because of solitude. After the call, he starts looking at the opposite building and witnesses something that scares him to death.