Ottepel

Production Country: UK, Russia
Running Time: 15mins
Year: 2026

As death approaches, an elderly woman is drawn into a surreal journey through fragmented memories of her Soviet childhood, where past and present collide, revealing hidden wounds, enduring love, and the sacrifices that shaped her life.

FILM CREW:
Director: Greg Keith
Producer: Maria Liman
Exec Producer: Maria Liman
Writer: Shaun Prendergast
DOP: Jack Edwards
Editor: Louise MacGregor
Sound Design: Kerem Isik
Composer: Taz Fairbanks
Production Design: Maria Liman
Costume Design: Natalia Zamlyanskaya
Hair & Makeup: Kateryna Tvarovska, Eliza Wasiak
VFX: Prakash Mehta, Sanjay Sharma, Tom Clover, Dhrubajyoti Deka

Cast: Maria Liman, Valdimir Ilin-Korolev, Greg Keith, Viktoria Kozulyova, Melaniya Oblikova


FESTIVALS:
TBC