Estonian premiere

Manifesto

Local title
Manifest
Director
Angie Vinchito
Country
Russian Federation
Year
2022
Festival
27th Black Nights Film Festival
Programme
Doc@PÖFF
Subject
violence, children, social media

This found footage film is composed entirely of often shocking videos that Russian teenagers have posted on social media. Innocent morning rituals on YouTube or TikTok have been placed next to shots of panicking young people fleeing school shooters. And students all over Russia are apparently secretly recording images of violent teachers who can’t keep their hands to themselves. In class, they are told that a woman must have sex with her husband whenever he wants; furthermore, students are called idiots and are beaten. One critical teenager is threateningly told that a report will be made about her political views.

The mobile phone forms a kind of shield between the young people and this brutal world. No matter how extreme the events, they keep filming.

Director
Angie Vinchito
Screenwriter
Angie Vinchito
Producer
Angie Vinchito
Editor
Angie Vinchito
World sales
Raina Film Festival Distribution
Runtime
Language
Russian
Subtitles
English
Other festivals
Amsterdam IDFA

Screenings

7th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening010703 / Manifest
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
4th Lux Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening070402 / Manifest
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
8th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening150801 / Manifest
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
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