Ivan Loskutnikov

Ten perspectives on St. Petersburg at the beginning of 2024. Where does the “spirit of the city” still reside, here and now? Has it become nothing more than an empty tourist brand? Has it dissipated amid the bustle of the new century? Ten very different styles, methods, and genres combine in a cinematic suite that captures the pulse of Russia’s most deliberate city.

After a mystic ceremony in the forest the girl wakes up in a house without windows, where a cult, isolated from the sun, resides. Their only source of light is the sacred icon windows producing artificial light. The protagonist will undergo the rite of initiation and meet their dying king to escape from the house.