We are thrilled to announce that two of our documentaries are in international competition in Artdocfest 2023 – RIGA !
ARTEM&EVA by Evgeny Milykh
Artem loves Yulia, and Yulia loves Artem. They recently graduated from high school, moved to Moscow, and began their independent lives. Looking for ways to earn money in an expensive city and spurred on by Artem, they start to shoot homemade porn. Yulia become Eve Elfie, an international porn star. Their sudden popularity becomes a trap for the young couple’s stability. How does this unexpected trajectory change the course of their lives and their relationship? Artem and Eva’s doutes and hopes, the gradual decline of the American Dream, and issues of their generation lead this coming-of-age romance.
PARADISE by Alexander Abaturov
In the summer 2021, an exceptional heat-wave and drought led to giant fires ravaging 19 million hectares in northeastern Siberia. In this region, at the heart of the taiga, lies the village of Shologon soon to be coated by a thick cloud of smoke. Spread by the wind, the black ashes carry alarming news: the forest is on fire and the flames are fast approaching. The government having left them to fend for themselves, the inhabitants must rally to fight The Dragon.
