THE GOLDEN BUTTONS

Synopsis

In 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin created the national guards, whose legal task is to ensure public order, the fight against terrorism and extremism. In fact, this organisation is personally subordinate to Putin and is engaged in the suppression of those who disagree with his regime.
We ended up in a closed school as photographers and tried to capture not only the faces of the guys, but also what was happening in the background. The film was created from fragments of phrases, observations and faces.

Biography

Alex Evstigneev was born and grew up in Shatura, Russia. He has been studying Documentary Filmmaking at the Russian State Institute of Cinematography n.a. Sergej Gerasimov (also known as VGIK), in the course of Viktor Lisakovich and Alexej Geleyn. Alex makes documentaries, short films, commercials, and music videos.

FILMOGRAPHY:
2021 MOM'S HAIR (as producer)
2020 THE GOLDEN BUTTONS, short
2019 THE TRACK, short