- year : 2021
- country : Russia
- timing : 16:49'
- genre : fiction film
- producer : Leonid Nikiforov
written by Leonid Nikiforov
produced by Mark Kotokonov
DoP Alexandra Bondarenko
sound by Alexandra Sodovskaya
editor Leonid Nikiforov
production designer Anastasia Kusheleva
cast: Ksenia Berelet, Alexey Vasiliev
production company: Institute of Cinema and Television (GITR)
Anya cannot let go of her abusive relationship with Igor, which causes her to suffer from insomnia. In addition, Igor continues to impose his presence on her. Under stress, the girl begins to experience hallucinations and panic attacks, and with each intensity of the emotional instability of the heroine, Igor becomes closer.
- International Open Youth Festival of TV Programs and Films "Telemania" (2021, Russia, Moscow, St. Petersburg)
- Open Festival of Student and Debut Films "Saint Anna" , Special Diploma for the Director of Photography - Alexandra Bondarenko (2022, Russia, Moscow)
- Moscow Shorts International Short Film Festival (2022, Russia, Moscow)
- International Student Film & Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy (ISFVF) (2022, China, Beijing)
- Author Short Film Festival "Hazelnut" (2022, Russia, Moscow)
Director’s statement
My main task in the film was to show how a person feels after mental and physical abuse from his partner, what injuries he leaves, how and on the basis of what a person develops neurosis, depression, hallucinations and insomnia. And try to create a mixture of psychological thriller and drama.
ABOUT THE FILM DIRECTOR:
Leonid Nikiforov was born on 01.02.1999 in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 2021 graduated from the Institute of Cinema and Television (GITR).
FILMOGRAPHY:
2021 - "Insomnia", short student film \ diploma