TRAP

20'
Russia, Lithuania 2021
16+
student, debut, experimental, drama
Director Anastasia Veber
Scriptwriter Anastasia Veber
DOP Anton Gromov, Egor Sevastyanov
Producer Anastasia Veber, Anastasia Braiko, Diana Gulina
Cast Ignat Dvoinikov, Elizaveta Broshkova, Anastasia Arzhevikina, Eugene Zherdy
Festivals
2021 GoDebut Film Festival
2022 Berlinale (Golden Bear for Best Short Film)
2022 Go Short
2022 Vienna Shorts
2022 The International Short Film Festival Psarokokalo
2022 Bašta Fest
2022 FLICKERS: Rhode Island IFF
2022 Encounters Film Festival
Sasha fights for his classmate's girlfriend. His sister Marina works as a teacher in the daytime and to dance on the raves at nights. Their existence in modern Russia seems to be a trap.

Anastasia Veber

Anastasia Veber, director, screenwriter, poet. Born and live in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Graduated Saint Petersburg School of New Cinema (Directing) and Saint Petersburg University of Cinema and Television (Screenwriting). Member of International film festivals (Filmadrid, Scanorama, Tabor Film Festival) and Double Winner of 65. International Film Festival in Oberhausen (short “Syndrome IO”). Main topics of practice are youth, violence and the political situation in Russia. Anastasia is co-founder of modeling agency TRAP.AGENCY. The Poetry of Anastasia was selected in a long list of Arcady Dragomoshchenko Award.