Narrative films
Pinned Down
2026, United States
Directed by Mark Kvitko, written by Mark Kvitko — 40 minutes
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 xenophobic prejudices, which he is unaware of. In the combat zone, the liberal loses his mind and kills a man because he did not obey to his whim.
Stars: Johnatan Dimacali, Julien Debaker, Devin Neff
Promises
2025, United States, France, India
Directed by Mark Kvitko, written by Philipp Kvitko , Mark Kvitko — 20 minutes
Blind German film director Ollard with complicated and contradicting beliefs gives an interview at the end of World War II. Describing his worldview, he in a mysterious way discovers a way back to his ex-wife.
Stars: Devin Neff, Liya Kalindovskaya, Alexander Malakhov, Julien Debaker
Haruka
2025, United States
Directed and written by Mark Kvitko — 30 minutes
A Japanese film director in New York struggles to finish his work on a contract, relapsing into memory of Japan. One day he gets stuck in an elevator with his neighbor - also a Japanese immigrant - who tells him about his girlfriend, Haruka, coming in the end of that week.
Stars: Eiko Hishima, Jitoshi Hamaguchi, Aika Wakato
Milk Grass
2024, Russia
Directed by Mark Kvitko, written by Mark Kvitko, Polina Legostaeva — 27 minutes
A Russian emigrant in Berlin, who moved out from Russia 10 years before due to war and family issues, gets recurring dreams of his father and decides to return. Remembering the day of his mother’s death, he thinks of milk grass, the phenomenon of grass in the late fall.
Stars: Denis Sekirin, Oleg Mazurov, Arseniy Mytsyk
Crime And Punishment
2022, Russia
Directed by Mark Kvitko — 2 minutes
Raskolnikov, a young, impoverished, and arrogant man, decides to kill an elderly pawnbroker in order to use her money to help others, believing he is an extraordinary person who can use evil means to achieve good ends. Shot in the actual locations of the Dostoyevsky’s novel in Saint Petersburg.
Stars: Mark Kvitko, Polina Tarnavskaya
Whiskey
2021, Russia
Directed by Mark Kvitko, written by Ivan Uvarov — 10 minutes
A man decides to kill himself, diagnosed with a terminal illness. A sudden savior for him is a woman he meets on the roof, also in pain and on the verge.
Stars: Denis Sekirin, Liya Kalindovskaya
Somnambulist
2020, Russia
Directed by Mark Kvitko, written by Vadim Vetrov — 17 minutes
Poor and serving a probation, a man agrees to test a new drug to solve his financial difficulties. Not expecting a trick from his old friend, he finds himself in a situation that goes beyond his reality, unstoppable, ever-ending pain.
Stars: Denis Sekirin, Alexander Osinnen, Liya Kalindovskaya
The Voodoo Dance
2019, Russia
Directed by Mark Kvitko, written by Vadim Vetrov — 16 minutes
Teenagers go out in the forest and find a cabin in the night. They get lost and become angry at each other, spilling more and more chaos outside, followed by a tragic, stupid death of one of the boys.
Stars: Pavel Zhelobkovich, Grigorii Pinkhasik, Kirill
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Documentary films
Why Do Civilisations Collapse? Is Out Civilisation In Danger?
2025
Directed by Mark Kvitko, written by Philipp Kvitko — 16 minutes
Teenagers go out in the forest and find a cabin in the night. They get lost and become angry at each other, spilling more and more chaos outside, followed by a tragic, stupid death of one of the boys.
Should Anyone Be Ashamed Of Their Nation’s History? Should Anyone Be Proud Of It?
2025
Directed by Mark Kvitko, written by Philipp Kvitko — 18 minutes
Teenagers go out in the forest and find a cabin in the night. They get lost and become angry at each other, spilling more and more chaos outside, followed by a tragic, stupid death of one of the boys.
Is Democracy In Danger: Tech Elites And The Dark Enlightenment
2025
Directed by Mark Kvitko, written by Philipp Kvitko — 16 minutes
Teenagers go out in the forest and find a cabin in the night. They get lost and become angry at each other, spilling more and more chaos outside, followed by a tragic, stupid death of one of the boys.