2020 ShortFest Archive
Paulina lives and works in a small hotel in the northern town near the border. She and her friend Nadia dream of a different, paradise and exotic world. One day a stranger arrives at the hotel. Torn between a man and a friend, Paulina is trying to understand who she really is and what she wants most in her life.
In competition for Best Student International Short
In competition for Best Student International Short
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Zhenia Kazankina (Moscow, 1996) is a writer/director whose work revolves around issues of self-perception, coming-of-age, absurdity and dream. She is a Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) graduate (2019). Her short exercise-films have played at several festivals, one of them was also broadcasted on non-commercial TV-channel KCET in Los Angeles, USA. Currently, she works as a writer/director/editor on commercials and music videos.