Experiencing Interruptions?

THE CITY OF THE SUN

Russia. Siberia. The Last Testament religious community is located here. A father, one of the followers, goes to Siberian community looking for paradise and he takes the elder son with him. The mother and the younger son stay in Moscow. The family divides. The boy plunges deeper and deeper into the new world in the middle of the taiga.

  • Mariia Semenova
    Director
  • Mariia Semenova
    Writer
  • Alexander Aleshkovskiy
    DOP
  • Daria Gileva
    Sound director
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Runtime:
    29 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 30, 2019
  • 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:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Visions du Réel
    Nyon
    Switzerland
    April 22, 2021
    International, Oscar qualifying ff
    Special Jury Award. Oscar qualifying ff
  • Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
    Switzerland
    Switzerland
    November 16, 2021
    Oscar, EFA and BAFTA qualifying ff
    Official Selection. Oscar, EFA and BAFTA qualifying ff
  • FIPADOC
    France
    France
    January 14, 2022
    France
    Official Selection
  • Huesca Film Festival
    Spain
    Spain
    June 15, 2021
    Spain, Oscar qualifying ff
    Official Selection. Oscar qualifying ff
  • Tirana Film Festival
    Tirana
    Albania
    September 22, 2021
    Oscar qualifying ff
    Official Selection. Oscar qualifying ff
  • DOKER Film Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    September 15, 2020
    Russia
    Official Selection
  • Bosphorus film festival
    Turkey
    Turkey
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Mariia Semenova

Education - VGIK (All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S.A. Gerasimov)

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