The Border at Tolstoi

Production Country: Canada
Running Time: 16mins
Year: 2025

A border guard falls victim to the effects of a strange weapon that separates her mind from her body. With her consciousness set adrift, she finds herself witness to a crime that, in her disconnected state, she’s powerless to stop.

FILM CREW:
Director: Bob Kotyk
Producer: Bob Kotyk, Shane Murphy, Fiona Wan
Exec Producer: Andrew Moreau, Brent Skagford, Lorna Wright
Writer: Bob Kotyk
DOP: Rico Moran
Editor: Duff Smith
Sound Design: Jeremy Fong
Composer: Elizabeth Leslie
Production Design: Hayley Imerman
Costume Design: Jenna Wright

Cast: Lorna Wright, Brent Skagford, Matt Phelps, Bob Kotyk, Edward Gohl, Andrew Moreau, Jord Samolesky, Robert Cannon-Brown


FESTIVALS:
Snake Alley Festival of Film July 2026
Georgia Shorts Film Festival June 2026
The International Horror Hotel Film Festival June 2026
Chattanooga Film Festival June 2026
Canadian Independent Film Festival (CIFF)May 2026
Toronto Ukrainian Film FestivalApril 2026
Bainbridge Island Film FestivalNovember 2025