Screenplays (finished or in progress)
Untitled script on emigration
2024 Drama
Russian
Written by Mark Kvitko
Lev, a young man, overhears a conversation of an emigrant who has not been home for a decade in a Russian consulate abroad before the start of his own life in emigration.
Lev returns to Moscow after 6 years to interview the political leader of the opposition. Before that, he meets with his dominant ex-girlfriend Polina, who disrespects him because he drinks.
On the recording day, the police breaks into the studio and arrests the oppositioner. They fight, and the fight hits a model in a room nearby. She falls to the ground, Lev helps her stand up. They have a deep conversation. Lev realises this is what he needs.
Lev comes next to the house of Polina and farewells in her window. On the border, leaving Russia, Lev is told he cannot exit the country. Lev smiles. He imagines his future life in Russia. The officers laugh at each other and tell Lev they were joking. Lev nods, picks up his luggage and proceeds to the gate.
Marie
2024 Drama
English
Written by Mark Kvitko
Annoyed with his life and hating his environment, 35-year old Leo lives in a pansion in Boston. One day his neighbor, George, tells him about his wife, Marie, coming the next day. Leo gets George drunk, and, prior to the arrival of Marie, sets George's alarm clock wrongly.
The Deserter
2023 Drama
Russian
Written by Mark Kvitko
Two young men of different views are drafted into the Russian army. The liberal tries to avoid the draft and resists, while the second sticks with prejudices, which he is unaware of. In the combat zone, the liberal loses his minds and kills a man because he did not obey to his whim. The other, shocked, does not follow the order of the general the next day and tries to desert.
The Sun On The Wall
2023 Drama
Russian, English
Written by Mark Kvitko
Paul, a handsome young man, muddies around in drugs, alcohol, partying, messed up relationships. In the end, he finds love, but is unable to receive it, stuck in the chaos of his own mind. He flashworwards into the future. This moves him to discover meaning.
Director:
Promises
Exploration of World War II: an influential European film director has to rediscover meaning of his life after fleeing war in Europe.
Director: Mark Kvitko
Writers: Mark Kvitko, Elizaveta Solomina, Polina Legostaeva
2025, France, United States, India, 35 minutes
Milk Grass
A Russian emigrant returns home after events and recurring dreams remind him of his father.
Director: Mark Kvitko
Writer: Mark Kvitko, Polina Legostaeva
2024, Russia, 27 minutes
Assistant Director Trainee:
Air
2024, Russia, 152 minutes (directed by Alexei German Jr.) — watch trailer
Mark Kvitko, born on July 21 2005, is a Russian film director and writer. In 2023, Mark moved to New York, where he studies film and TV at New York University. Since 2023, Mark worked on numerous NYU Grad Film projects as assistant camera and in sound department.