Dina is a young Russian filmmaker working on a film about Stalinist repressions and the massive intergenerational trauma they caused that continues to resonate in modern-day Russia. Together with her friend Johan, a German sound designer whose grandfather went missing in the USSR during the Second World War, she embarks on a journey to the former Soviet labour camps. Almost deserted, the abandoned lands of Gulag still bear traces of those who perished there. Although this trip becomes somewhat therapeutic for the two of them, it also puts their relationship to the test.
Toma Selivanova (Russian:Тома Селиванова; 5 June 1987) is a Russian filmmaker. She graduated from the Moscow School of New Cinema (Dmitry Mamulia's laboratory) in 2016. He is currently working on various charitable and commercial projects. Before cinema, she studied psychology at Lomonosov Moscow State University. The world premiere of the short film “The Cow” took place at the Rotterdam International Film Festival in 2019. The short film “Say Bye” was a participant in the International Debut Film Festival in New Holland in 2021. The feature-length debut film “Ashes and Dolomite” received the support of The Hubert Bals Fund at the Rotterdam Film Festival.