In 2071, after a 3rd world war, a matriarchal, mute community has emerged, built from a collapsed one left in ruins by patriarchal extremists of the past. The leader keeps things together with codes and rituals. Then her son shows up.
Fantasia International Film Festival / Nominee
SLASH Fantastic Film Festival / Nominee
AFI FEST 2025 / Showcase Screening
MANIAC Valencia International Film Festival 2025 / Audience Award Winner
COLLEGE TELEVISION AWARDS 2026 / Nominee by Television Academy Foundation
Vasilisa Kuzmina is a young filmmaker and scriptwriter of Russian-Iranian descent. Vasilisa debuted as a film director with the web series "Alisa," which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in 2020 in the Pilot Competition Program. "Nika" is her first feature film, which premiered at SXSW 2022 in the Narrative Feature Competition and won Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Perfomance. Vasilisa is studying for MFA's degree at the American Film Institute (Directing class of 2025).
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