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Shall We Talk?

Polina is a bisexual Russian girl. This short film documents her coming out to a family.

  • Katya Mikheeva
    Director
    In the Dance (2022), CYBER-EVE (2020), Tamed (2018), Dacha, Aliens, Cucumbers (2018)
  • Anastasia Patlay
    Writer
  • Pavel Loparev
    Producer
    Florian (2019), Children 404 (2014)
  • Olga Vinichenko
    Key Cast
    "Polina"
  • Alexandr Topuriya
    Key Cast
    "Father"
  • Ekaterina Strogova
    Key Cast
    "Aunt"
  • Ekaterina Yudina
    Key Cast
    "Mother"
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • LINOLEUM festival '20
    Kiev
    Ukraine
    Official selection
  • Big Cartoon International Animation Festival '20
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    Russian Premiere
    Official selection
  • Korea Independent Animation Film Festival '20
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    Asian Premiere
    Official selection
  • Annecy International Film Festival '20
    Annecy
    France
    World Premiere
    Official selection
Director Biography - Katya Mikheeva

Katya Mikheeva was born and grew up in Moscow, Russia. She studied animation at HSE DESIGN university. In 2020 she moved to France to continue her education at La Poudrière school.

Filmography: In the Dance (2022), CYBER-EVE (2020), Shall We Talk? (2020), Tamed (2018), Dacha, Aliens, Cucumbers (2018).

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Director Statement

Katya makes character-driven films, based on human relationships and the fun absurdity of daily life.