Spirit of Fire

Spirit of Fire

2026

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JULIA FOR VITYA

Spirit of Fire
2026
international
debut film
festival

Short Film Competition

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JULIA FOR VITYA

A story about how Vitya overcomes his fear of intimacy

Director: MAKAR KHLEBNIKOV
Screenwriter: MAKAR KHLEBNIKOV
Producer: MAKAR BORISOVICH KHLEBNIKOV
Cinematographer: MAKAR KHLEBNIKOV
Russia
2025
18 min.

Director: MAKAR KHLEBNIKOV

Born in 2002 in Moscow. Russian film actor, winner of the Nika Award in the “Discovery of the Year” category for his role in the film “Three Minutes of Silence” (2023). He has also appeared in the films and series “My Mother’s Penguins” (2021), “Forgive Me, Anya” (2023, short), “Children of Change” (2024–2026), “This Summer Will End” (2024), “Solvent” (2025, short), and others. Currently he is a student at the directing department of the Moscow Film School.