The Shards (Oskolky)

In Spring 2022 Masha prepares to leave Russia — her homeland that has changed. It turns into a chain of unexpected farewells: her mom dies of cancer, her lover flees army conscription, everything including her own old self is falling apart. Her way to cope with the grief is to fixate everything with her camera, held up like a shocking yet derisory shield. Her anger guides her to inner emigration to the blossoming local underground scene of youngsters who don't support the regime. We witness illegal Russian underground music and art scene, ad hoc fight clubs, secret raves and street life and propaganda during the turning points of the war. This kaleidoscope of shards chronicles not only the spirit of the time, but the director's personality crumbling against the backdrop of global turmoil.