STRANGE PARTICLES, RUSSIA, 51 MIN., 2015

Directed: Denis Klebleev
Konstantin, a young physicist, is doing a research into quantum effects while teaching at a University. In summer he goes to the seaside with his students to spend some time at a recreation center. Every day Konstantin teaches extra physics classes for low-performing students, and at night he, as a camp leader, tries to keep order in the dorms. In other words, he prevents the students from having fun. The film was screened at Art Dock Festival in 2014 and then was shown at HotDocs, North America’s largest documentary festival, as well as at Locarno film festival as part of jury members’ films programme and at DOK Leipzig, the oldest documentary and animated films festival. In addition, the film won a special mention of the jury at Ficvaldivia film festival in Chile and the main award in the Russian competition of Flahertiana International Film Festival in Perm.