- year : 2023
- country : Russia
- timing : 19:25'
- genre : fiction film
written by Alexey Olin
directed and produced by Anton Klapyshev
DoP Anton Klapyshev
music by Hara Noda, Cerulean Skies
sound by Sergey Yasev
editor Anton Klapyshev
production designer Anton Klapyshev
cast: Madina Dasaeva, Artur Safiulin, Maxim Gogolev, Maxim Pogorsky
This is a story about a couple - deeply in love - who, after an epidemic, remember only what happened before a certain date. All events that occurred after this date are erased from memory after that date are erased, every day, once the characters go to bed and fall asleep. But this too shall pass.
- KONIK Film Festival (2023, Russia, Moscow)
- WINDOW International short film festival, Special Jury Prize (2023, Russia, Omsk)
- Golden Eagle Award, Long list (2023, Russia, Moscow)
- Youth Short Film Festival “Hazelnut” (2024, Russia, Moscow)
- Saint Anna Open Festival of Student and Debut Films (2024, Russia, Moscow)
Director’s statement
The film unravels one “day” in the life of Olya and Cyril (with the exception of the finale, which manages to transcend this time-frame). During this “one day” they go from getting to know each other to getting married. But is one day really enough to get to know each other? The erased memory pushes them each time to the starting point of their meeting. And the question is - is everything in life merely a series of physical and chemical processes in our brains and bodies, or is there something that is stronger and deeper than that? Is there true creativity, true love? All will pass, but it will not pass without a trace. Therefore, the characters are quite calm both at their “first acquaintance” in their “unfamiliar apartment”. After all, they have been together for 3 years, and they are comfortable with each other. To emphasize this visually, the camera is static or moves smoothly throughout the film.
ABOUT THE FILM DIRECTOR:
Anton Klapyshev was born on 26.08.1985 Nyandoma, Arkhangelsk region, Russia. In 2007 graduated from the Tambov State Technical University.
FILMOGRAPHY:
2023 - Mayflies, short film \ debut
