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Browse 78 movies from HSE Art and Design School
Memories from the era of Studio 54. Cocaine chic. Kisses. Dances. Drugs. Eventually, rock’n’roll. The story of one night at the end of a party.
Sep 2021
13-year-old Asya is going to war for her beloved Sanok. Sanya talks about the approach of the end of the world, after which a new world will come, and invites Asya to follow him. They are waiting for the "apocalypse" to come, building their relationship in preparation for the final war of the world.
Aug 2023
New cartoon by Anna Pavlova (HSE School of Art and Design).
Mar 2026
New cartoon by Alexandra Aksakova (HSE School of Art and Design).
New cartoon by Nikita Bazzaev (HSE School of Art and Design).
New cartoon by Polina Andreeva (HSE School of Design).
New cartoon by Polina Kolomiets (HSE School of Design).
Mar 2024
New cartoon by Eliz Bozalp (HSE School of Art and Design).
New cartoon by Ekaterina Burnaeva (HSE School of Design).
New cartoon by Maria Alexeeva (HSE School of Art and Design).
The mother loved and encouraged one son, while the other became an outcast. Left alone, the boys learn to build a new life together.
Having gone through the chaos of war, Alexey finds himself at home. In a world where it was as if he had never existed: his children had managed to grow up, his wife had managed to alter their father's clothes for them, and the once familiar corners of his home hut seemed too sharp. It would seem that one could get used to everything, but what if the frontline realities had distorted the proportions of peaceful life? And it was now practically impossible to fit into them. The film was based on the story of the same name by Andrei Platonov.
Oct 2024
You know, it's like having a dog, and it chooses someone else as the owner, not you. And as soon as the "other" rings the Bicycle bell, the dog, happily wagging its tail, rushes to catch up with him. And you follow her. It turns out that for him, too. But you can't say anything: just stand there and breathe in silence to the beat of the waves.
Oct 2020
Grandfather Valera and his grandson Kolya are relaxing in a sanatorium. There they meet the young writer Nikolai. The boy invites him to his birthday, but his grandfather persistently asks Nikolai not to appear at the celebration.
Sep 2023
New cartoon by Elizaveta Prokopenko (HSE School of Art and Design).
The film tells the story of a heroine who develops a video game. In this way, she tries to escape from reality and memories of a traumatic event from the past. Gradually, the boundaries between reality and the virtual world are becoming less clear.
Oct 2023
Without work, without a dream, alone. A searching soul can so easily create an idol for itself. The crystal image of which usually inevitably crumbles into grains of sand of unfulfilled expectations. Grisha and Andy on the same stool of charm or disappointment.
Aug 2025
The story of a broken boy. He does not look like other children: all parts of his body are out of place. The hero goes to first grade, adapts to a new environment, finds a girlfriend. But why is it still broken?
Oct 2022