UNCLE
For the first time in her life Virineya, is an ethnic Moksha girl who grew up in Moscow, meets Vasily, a man of her own nationality. She is an aspiring model who appears in cheap advertisements. He works at a garbage processing facility. They are very different, but they have a common land of their ancestors, where they have never been, as well as the endangered language of their people, which they speak but poorly.
Director: IVAN VETOSHKIN
Born and grew up in Moscow. For 11 years he played football. Served in the army. Studied at the Institute of Journalism and Literary Work. In 2024 he graduated from the Moscow School of New Cinema, where he studied in the class of the director of photography Alexei Rodionov. He was one of finalists of the competition of shorts held by the Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre for students and graduates of cinema schools with his student work. His debut short film «Uncle» participated in the Short Film Competition at the Moscow IFF and won at the Lendoc Film Festival.