Pavel Timofeev
Directing
Biography
Director and screenwriter. Born in 1991 in Moscow. After studying at RUDN, he graduated in 2018 from the High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors (workshop of Vladimir Menshov). His short films have been recognized at domestic and international festivals, including Gorkyfest, Moscow Shorts, and New York Movie Awards. He also directs TV series and commercials. In 2025, his feature debut Swings was released in Russia.
Known For
After 20 years in prison, a former convict returns home to find an estranged, disabled daughter and a betrayal that cost him his freedom, forcing him to confront his past while slowly building an unexpected bond that offers them both a chance at redemption.
Get Back On Your Feet
On the eve of Women's Day, wives receive an SMS with a ransom amount for their husbands, who have gone away to vigorously celebrate their friendship. Having gone through all the events of last night in the lives of their faithful, the wives learn that the guys are in the hands of a crime boss and they are in mortal danger.
Seesaw
Nastya lands her first major role in a Moscow theatre, where she’s hailed as a rising star. Yet, behind the scenes, she struggles, living in a dorm, friendless, and at times unable to afford food. As she pours herself into her role, she has little time to visit her dying father. Nastya must confront a difficult question: is her dream of the theatre worth sacrificing her personal life?
Not Karenina
Sasha is a typical loser. He drinks, works as a security guard in a store, and his wife cuckolds him. One day, his dead mother appears to him and asks him to buy a plot of land from his hated neighbor, grandmother Nyura, who will soon die. Subsequently, Nyura really dies, but everything turns out to be not so simple.
Mother
Unfortunately, we begin to understand our parents too late.