Logline
In Yerevan, a Russian émigré girl with a fear of dogs and a man fleeing the war try to sell a T-shirt signed by a late rapper, but a nighttime encounter with stray dogs brings them closer than they expected.
Starring Karolina Melkumyan (Polya) and Viktor Pryakhin (Dima)
About the Film
A Short Film by Mikhail Rudenskii
In Yerevan, a Russian émigré girl with a fear of dogs and a man fleeing the war try to sell a T-shirt signed by a late rapper, but a nighttime encounter with stray dogs brings them closer than they expected.
"In cinema people can still believe that things will be all right, if only for a moment. I made this film to say that we are still here. Still capable of connection."
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