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Anastasia

After the tragic loss of his mother, a young boy named Antoine tries to understand his grief. Through memories of her and the remnants she left behind, he gets closer to his mother.

  • Timur Aslaev
    Director
  • Timur Aslaev
    Writer
  • Guillaume Chabot
    Producer
    SOMNUS, Ice Scream [Crème molle]
  • Scaffographe Productions
    Producer
    SOMNUS, Ice Scream [Crème molle]
  • Felix Patricio
    Key Cast
    "Antoine"
  • Katharina Kent
    Key Cast
    "Anastasia"
  • Carmen Ferlan
    Key Cast
    "Solange"
  • Michel Savard
    Key Cast
    "Charles"
  • Oswaldo Toledano
    Director of photography
  • Azar Yazbek
    Art director
  • Claudie Bertounesque
    Composer
    SOMNUS
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    29 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 27, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Sehsüchte Film Festival 2024
    Potsdam
    Germany
    April 27, 2024
    World Premiere
    Fiction Competition
  • Festifilm de la Beauce à Saint-Séverin 2024
    Saint-Séverin
    Canada
    September 7, 2024
    North American Premiere
    Official selection
Director Biography - Timur Aslaev

Timur Aslaev was born on February 26, 1995, in the small town of Azanakaevo, Tatarstan, to a family of chemical engineers. At the age of three, his father moved the family to Pangody, Western Siberia, in search of work amid the economic decay of the post-Soviet era. The vast, quiet landscapes and monumental winters shaped Timur’s inner world. Throughout his youth, music was his guiding force. 

In 2015, Timur settled in Canada to work in cybersecurity, where he participated in international projects and technological experiments. However, during this time his exploration of the meditative qualities of moving images and reverence for storytelling led him toward film, which soon became his life orienteer.

Now based in Montreal, he is in post-production on an experimental documentary, Avec le vent et les feuilles, and in pre-production for a new short film, To love you. Literature and music remain his greatest admirations, shaping his artistic voice. Timur continues to evolve as a filmmaker, grounded in his cultural heritage while pursuing meaningful, introspective cinema.

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