© International documentary film festival "Flahertiana"
Russia, 2025, color, 30 min.
Directors: Alexey Lagerev, Daniil Balushkin
Russian premiere
SCREENPLAY – Alexey Lagerev
DoPs – Alexander Lagerev, Alexey Lagerev
MUSIC – Daniil Balushkin
SOUND – Daniil Balushkin
PRODUCER – Alexey Lagerev
Today he is happy – as he always is when working in the fields.
“Why do Mom and Dad make me go to school and study all those things a machine operator doesn’t need? I’d rather be out here harvesting grain. It would make things easier for Mom, too. Let my younger sisters go to school – they’re old enough now...”
Eleven-year-old Bogdan carefully raises the header and stops the combine at the edge of the field.
This screening will be held alongside the film The Islanders. Age rating: 12+
Born in 1969. He graduated from the Cinematography Department of Irkutsk National Research Technical University in 2014. He is a board member of the Irkutsk Regional Branch of the Russian Filmmakers’ Union.
He taught cinematography at arts institutions in Irkutsk. In May 2022, he volunteered for the “special military operation.” He currently makes films about those he regards as heroes of his country.
Selected filmography:
Maria’s House, 2013
Losev’s Trajectory, 2020
The Little Shoe, 2022
Crocodiles. The Commander’s Path, 2023
I Did Not Return from the War, 2025
Darkhan, 2025
The Grain Farmer, 2025
Musician, composer, and sound designer. He works as a sound engineer at the Irkutsk Film Fund.
Selected filmography:
There’s Something There!, 2022
I Did Not Return from the War, 2025
Darkhan, 2025
The Grain Farmer, 2025
