Vitaly Akimov

Vitaly Akimov

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Documentarian. The creator of the author's magazine "The Strangers", the author of the photo project "365 Strangers".

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A Boy 2020

Twenty-three-year-old Vitaly Akimov portrays his family in the shrinking Russian provincial town of Arsenyev. Ten-year-old Stepan, his brother’s stepson, acts as a guide to this grim environment, appropriately filmed in black and white. He strums his guitar, fetches water, or plays kindly with his little half-brother. He also witnesses another side of life. Slightly embarrassed, he gingerly walks around his stepfather sleeping off the drink, soaked his own urine on the kitchen floor. Stepan talks cheerfully about the horrific events of his life, or shares his deeper thoughts.
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Last Summer 2023

A monochromatic drama portraying the youth in Moscow. These individuals arrange concerts in deserted structures, host clandestine boxing matches, venture into nature, and remain uncertain about how this summer will conclude amidst the backdrop of war.
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AOI YAMADA N/A

An eight-minute story by my friend from Japan Aoi Yamada, captured in a one shot during our short meeting in Paris.