Dasha

For five years, Dasha, a social service volunteer, has been caring for a lonely old man. Forced to move to another city, she goes to visit him on her day of departure…

  • Andrew V Merkulov
    Director
  • Andrew V Merkulov
    Writer
  • Andrew V Merkulov
    Producer
  • Vladimir Zaharov
    Key Cast
    "Peter Semyonovich"
  • Maria Polyakova
    Key Cast
    "Dasha"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 12 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 1, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    600 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Country of Filming:
    Russian Federation
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • SENSUS Film Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    March 1, 2019
    Semi-Finalist
  • Changing Face International Film Festival
    Sydney
    Australia
    March 31, 2019
    Monthly Finalist
Director Biography - Andrew V Merkulov

Andrew V Merkulov, born on February 20 1984 in Irkutsk.
In 2011 defended his PhD dissertation in Economics.
Writer: 2018 – novel “Families” published.
Scriptwriter and film director: 5 short film, 1 feature film scripts written since 2017; 4 short films released.

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Director Statement

Dasha, a social service volunteer who has been regularly visiting a lonely old man for five years, is offered the job of her dreams in another city. Having agreed, she, on the day of her departure, comes to see the old man. When speaking, she barely restrains her bitterness, only intensifying when she was leaving and the old man confesses that she was the only living person who had been his companion all these years. Dasha leaves, and the old man remains with an intolerable feeling of an all-consuming, inescapable loneliness ...