Ivan Vlasov
Directing
Biography
Director, cinematographer. Born and raised in Tula. Graduated in 2023 from VGIK, Sergey Miroshnichenko’s non-fiction workshop. Prize-winner and participant at Russian and international festivals with Edge (2022) and Brave World (2023). At the 34th Message to Man International Film Festival, Ivan Vlasov and Nikita Stashkevich’s The Wind Has No Tail won Best Film in the National Competition, as well as the Alexander Rastorguev Award.
Known For
Young Nika, a daughter in a Yamal nomadic family, is about to start school for the first time. She’ll soon be taken to a boarding school, separating her from her family and homeland for an extended period. In preparation, a nomadic teacher guides her through the transition.
Wind Has No Tail
A young soldier returns from the front line with a serious wound. How will he build his new life?
Brave World
The film tells about a man living with a diagnosis of "Paranoid schizophrenia with an episodic course." Despite everything, he does not give up to this day.
Walking in a Circle
Vyksa is a Celebration: A documentary about how an art festival transforms a small town and its residents.
Сон с буквой Ы
You speak—I listen. It rains—I feel. You move—I stand still. If I am not here—it means nothing ever was.
The Table
People live on the edge of the earth, trying to make money by poaching. Children do not notice the humility of their parents and the chaos surrounding them. Chaos is not so much in the world around us as in the people themselves. Time has stopped, the days repeat each other, and the children gradually become like their fathers.
Edge
Light sadness enveloped Maria Petrovna, enveloped her whole life, her feelings and thoughts. Every day Maria Petrovna waters roses in her garden, but one day they will dry out.