Shtander, Shtander Katya!
Estonia, 2023, 14 minutes, Color, Russian; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
2023 Portugal Indie Film Festival; Best Film Director of Short Film Cine Paris Film Festival; Best Director - Short Film
Director: Alexandra Shadrina
Screenplay: Alexandra Shadrina
Editing: Alexandra Shadrina
Sound: Venla Rummukainen
Producer: Anna Miller
Cast: Stella Frišman, David Babayan, Nicole Feldman, Marek Davidovski, Emmelgelina Sudovtseva
The film tells a story about the relationship between two young people who see each other as friends. They have no idea that a summer day spent having fun with their close group of friends will be a breaking point for this relationship. Because this summer, the boy falls in love with the girl. The girl cannot respond to these feelings in the same way and is afraid of losing their friendship until a silly game ruins everything.