Nikolay Bem

For several years, Arina, her father Valeri, Nicolai, Roman have been coming to the natural reserve of Stolby, situated a few kilometers away from the city of Krasnoyarsk in Siberia, fleeing the rough day-to-day life of their hometown and come here to rest, dance, climb and talk for hours.

The film tells about the tour of the vocal and instrumental ensemble "Others" of the Tinsky psycho-neurological boarding school (Krasnoyarsk Territory) in their native land. The closed world of the boarding school, it turns out, is full of joy, creativity and love.

Andrey was born in Alaska and after years of travelling between the two countries he decided to move to Russia with only one goal - to quietly practice his favorite business of icon painting. Together with Andrei we will walk the path of creating an Old Believer icon and obtaining permission to live in Russia.

The film explores the history of the giant quarry "Mir", the fates of people living on its edge, and its possible future. People seemed to have become participants in a great experiment, creating their own unique world in isolation from the rest of the world, proving that man can adapt to the most incredible living conditions.

The sea helps Japanese cars find a new life in another country. The earth gives the author of the film, a sailor transporting Japanese cars, an opportunity to find a new profession and find a place for a new life. With the heroes of the film, we move from technogenic Japan to a distant Siberian city.

In a village untouched by time, so isolated that it is not on the map of Russia, Sysoy passes on the tradition of Byzantine chant to his son Ivan. Their hermitic family life finds its cadence in the movements of working the land and a rigorous spiritual practice, which seem intended to prepare the young teenager for an imminent change of life.