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I am not a dolphin


Vanya left the Neuropsychiatric orphanage a year ago, now he lives in an apartment rented for people with special needs where supervisors come to him on duty: Nastya, Julia, Anfisa, Varya and others. Vanya perceives them as dolphins, asks them to purr, tries to feed them from the palm of his hand. Vanya considers those who treat him well to be dolphins.

Vanya invented his own alphabet. He wanted to create something that doesn't exist, something that could be shared only to selected people. He would like to teach dolphins his language to communicate with humans.

Nastya and Vanya film their day together, how they cook lunch, go to the store for model airplanes, launch airplanes in the yard, and Vanya teaches Nastya his language. Nastya tries to convince Vanya that she is human. But Vanya doesn't believe her. Isn't it better to be a dolphin in fact?

  • Anastasiia Ivanova
    Director
  • Anastasiia Ivanova
    Writer
  • Yuri Yuri Mikhailin
    Producer
  • Ivan Vikulin
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 42 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 4, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    0 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
Director Biography - Anastasiia Ivanova

Graduated from Gorky's Literary Institute named in June 2022 is a playwright by profession.

In 2021shot an animated video for the group “Blinking Through“ for the song ”In Light Flight.

In September 2022 began working at the Life Path Charitable Foundation as the head of an animation workshop, founded the inclusive animation studio "Sawdust".
In 2023, graduated from the course at Smolny Institute by Masha Godovannaya named “Introduction to the film language".
Also studied at the courses of Yuri Mikhailin, Masha Chernaya and Sasha Salman.
Participated in the creation of the cartoon “First outside, then inside, then back” on the theme of cave painting in the Urals.

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