The Golden buttons
2020
director
Alexey Evstigneev
cinematographer
Liza Popova
description
In 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin created the national guards, whose legal task is to ensure public order, the fight against terrorism and extremism. In fact, this organization is personally subordinate to Putin and is engaged in the suppression of those who disagree with his regime. We ended up in a closed school as photographers and tried to capture not only the faces of the guys, but also what was happening in the background. The film was created from fragments of phrases, observations and faces.
festivals & awards
2019
Laurel Branch
2020
Visions du Réel
IDFA Talent Award
2020
Ethnocineca
2020
Krakow Film Festival
Silver Dragon Award, Best European Film
2020
Nordic Youth Film Festival
Best International Film
2020
Gorky fest
Diploma
2020
FeKK - Ljubljana Short Film Festival
2020
FEST — New Directors | New Cinema
2020
Leiden International Short Film Experience
Special Jury Mention
2020
Olhar de Cinema
2020
Pacific Meridian
2020
Kinoshock
2020
Bosphorus Film Festival
Best International Short Documentary Film
2020
DokuBaku International Documentary Film Festival
2020
Norwich Film Festival
2020
Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People
2020
Message to Man
2020
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
The best Film in the Programme Sparks
2020
European Film Forum Scanorama “New Baltic Cinema”
2020
Seville European Film Festival
2020
Uppsala Short Film Festival
2020
POFF Shorts Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
2020
Lublin Film Festival
2020
Flahertiana
2020
Winter Apricots
2021
Vilnius International Short Film Festival
Jury special mention
2021
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
2021
Watersprite Film Festival
2021
Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS
Best Short Documentary
2021
True/False Film Festival
2021
Freiburger Filmforum
2021
Regard
2021
Outdoor Short Film Festival of Grenoble
2021
Venice Intercultural Film Festival
Best Documentary Film
2021
Sole Luna
Best Short Documentary Film
2021
MDOC - Melgaço International Documentary Film Festival
2021
Przezrocza Film Festival
2021
War on Screen
2021
FILMETS Badalona Film Festival
2021
Moscow Premiere