Lika Alekseeva

PARALLEL LINES MEET AT INFINITY

Russia, Hungary, Belarus, 2016, 70′ 51”

Sasha is stalking a man. They seem to have a common past, which Sasha can`t let go. This leads her into dark territory. For he is an uncompromising photographer, who is obsessively trying to get an exhibition in a gallery. His theme is fear – and to capture this in its perfection, he puts women into shock situations in his photo shoots. In the process, reality and production become blurred, and the models pay the price. One day he turns up at Sasha`s door… A dark cocktail of passion and obsession, portraying the borderline facets of photography.

Lika Alekseeva

Born on 05.04.1985 in Siberia, Russia. She studied Philology at the University of her home town, but in 2008 headed to Moscow to change her life and start to study filmmaking. She graduated at the legendary Moscow Higher courses for directors and screenwriters, where Tarkovsky and Tonino Guerra were teaching. In 2011, studied at a special documentary program named Summer Institute at La Femis in Paris. In 2013 her short film Draw a Line was participating at various festivals, including the Cannes Short Film Corner, and won the Rising Star Award at the Universe Multicultural Festival in Hollywood. In Moscow, where Lika now lives, she is a founder of the Kinotex project that helps young filmmakers, organizing pitching sessions with producers and special screenings.

cinepromo@yandex.ru

Karaman Cinema, Tuesday 13/9, 20:45