EMERGENCE

ПРОЯВЛЕНИЕ

Animation, Short,

Russian Federation

2025

Runtime, min

In a dark photo lab, an old man carefully develops a forgotten photo—a frame from the past to which not memory, but the soul returns. As the image comes to life in the developing tray, the viewer is immersed in a memory: a summer field, children's laughter, lightness, and loss. Without words, only through sound and light, the film explores the boundary between present and past, reality and its imprint.

Director:

Sergei Kozintsev

Selections and Awards:

Ivanovo June 28, 2025 World Premiere Winner of the category 'Dreams' Russian Federation

REVIEWS:

The kind of short film that makes two minutes feel like the only correct length A real thing, clearly made by real people. Awesome

Lika Kvirikashvili

It's very touching and sad. These photos take us back to the past, to moments of something special. It's as if our whole life has flashed by.

Caten Arius