Dissenters And Madness
A group of young writers and theatre performers are working on a documentary piece featuring one of the most egregious cases of politically motivated psychiatric abuse in the Soviet Union, the story of Ukrainian mathematician and dissident, Leonid Plyusch.
Based on the materials of his criminal case, the young artists recreate the story of his confrontation with the authorities, his forced hospitalization, and his life in a hospital under heavy neuroleptics.
While creating and rehearsing the documentary play, the artists born some 30 years after Leonid Plyusch was detained and tortured in psychiatry hospital, are confronting the accounts of other victims and eyewitnesses, leading discussions on the matter, and finding parallels with the human rights violations taking place in present Russia.
Based on the materials of his criminal case, the young artists recreate the story of his confrontation with the authorities, his forced hospitalization, and his life in a hospital under heavy neuroleptics.
While creating and rehearsing the documentary play, the artists born some 30 years after Leonid Plyusch was detained and tortured in psychiatry hospital, are confronting the accounts of other victims and eyewitnesses, leading discussions on the matter, and finding parallels with the human rights violations taking place in present Russia.
Wise Guys
Light and humorous story about three criminals and their friendship. Released after a long-term sentence, Victor and his cell mates create a debt collection agency.
The team is taking cases when police and legal system are helpless. They charge 50% of regained funds and use methods God only knows to get things done… Brothers in the Hunt is a character-driven film. Janis has started writing a book about his motorcycle club, but sniffing too much cocaine makes him procrastinate. The elder one, Victor, is keeping all the bunch together while dreaming of retiring in his property in Bulgaria, but the third one, Ruslan, enjoys all day boxing and simply wants to get married.
The team is taking cases when police and legal system are helpless. They charge 50% of regained funds and use methods God only knows to get things done… Brothers in the Hunt is a character-driven film. Janis has started writing a book about his motorcycle club, but sniffing too much cocaine makes him procrastinate. The elder one, Victor, is keeping all the bunch together while dreaming of retiring in his property in Bulgaria, but the third one, Ruslan, enjoys all day boxing and simply wants to get married.
Out & Open
The post-Soviet view of the LGBTQ+ topic in society is still hostile. Five young and brave protagonists share their experiences of gender identity and sexual orientation. Andrey and Ilya are a gay couple, Robis feels better as non-binary, Vincent is a trans guy, Danute and Sandy have been in a relationship for five years, Konstance feels better as a woman than man. We often are used to LGBTQ+ characters portrayed as activists or victims but gender is not a job and being different is not a choice. Our protagonists share their lives to show us that they are people with various interests, full of energy and life.