Sibériade

Society/Short Film, Belgium 2022

The journey of a political refugee from his native Siberia to Belgium, where he sought asylum... About the director: Nado Potom is the director’s activist name. Born in Siberia, he fled the atrocities of his country. In Moscow, he joined protest movements before being arrested and sent back to his hometown for trial. In 2014, when the Maidan revolution broke out, Nado witnessed new atrocities. His pro-Ukrainian position puts him in danger, he has to flee again. He applied for political asylum in Belgium where he studied illustration at ESA St-Luc de Liège. For his graduation work, he produced an illustrated book telling his story. The MiCROFiLM call for projects gave him the opportunity to set it in motion. (website of Camera-etc)
6 min
HD
Starting at 12
Audio language:
Russian
Subtitles:
EnglishFrench

Awards

Anima 2023 Best Screenplay

More information

Director:

Nado Poton

Writer:

Nado Poton

Original language:

Russian

Format:

16:9 HD, Color

Age rating:

Starting at 12

Audio language:

Russian

Subtitles:

EnglishFrench

Further links:

IMDb